I think this had to do more with GDPR than the AI act, so the late release in the EU might be a one-off case. Once you figure out how to comply with data collection, it should be straightforward to extend to new models, if they want to.
I did not say that this was due to the EU AI Act, agree that GDPR seems more likely. I mentioned it as an example of EU regulation leading to an AI Lab delaying their EU launch / deprioritizing the EU.
I think this had to do more with GDPR than the AI act, so the late release in the EU might be a one-off case. Once you figure out how to comply with data collection, it should be straightforward to extend to new models, if they want to.
I did not say that this was due to the EU AI Act, agree that GDPR seems more likely. I mentioned it as an example of EU regulation leading to an AI Lab delaying their EU launch / deprioritizing the EU.