The global race to regulate artificial intelligence is accelerating—and companies can no longer afford to ignore it.

In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, Technology and Data Lawyer at DLA Piper, analyzes the growing divergence between the EU AI Act and the US AI Policy Framework, two competing models that are reshaping AI governance, compliance, and innovation strategies worldwide.

The European Union is advancing a risk-based regulatory framework under the AI Act, reinforced by the latest developments of the Digital Omnibus package, introducing stricter obligations for high-risk AI systems, data governance, and compliance by design. At the same time, the United States is pursuing a more flexible, policy-driven approach based on soft law, voluntary standards, and ex post enforcement.

What does this mean in practice for companies operating globally?

This episode explores:

- The latest updates on the EU AI Act and Digital Omnibus
- The structure and impact of the US National AI Policy Framework
- Key differences between ex ante compliance and ex post enforcement models
- Legal, operational, and reputational risks for businesses using AI
- Why AI governance is no longer optional for organizations

If your business is developing, deploying, or integrating artificial intelligence, understanding these regulatory dynamics is critical to managing risk and staying competitive.

Listen now to gain practical insights into AI regulation, compliance strategies, and the future of global AI governance.

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Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, satellites, robotics.

Most people see them as civilian technologies powering the digital economy.

But many of these innovations also have a military dimension.

They are what regulators call dual-use technologies — technologies that can serve both civilian and defence purposes.

As geopolitical tensions rise and global defence spending reaches record levels, these technologies are becoming strategic assets for governments and industry.

And this shift is triggering a rapid expansion of European regulation, from export controls to foreign investment screening, sanctions regimes and industrial policy initiatives such as the European Defence Fund and the EU Chips Act.

In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian department of Intellectual Property & Technology at the global law firm DLA Piper, explores:

• what qualifies as a dual-use technology
• the EU legal frameworks governing these technologies
• why companies developing AI, chips, robotics and aerospace technologies are increasingly affected by defence regulation
• the industrial opportunities for European and Italian companies in this rapidly evolving sector
• and the growing intersection between technology, law and geopolitics

If you work in technology law, compliance, defence, AI, semiconductors or export control, this is a conversation you cannot afford to miss.

Because the future of innovation in Europe will increasingly depend on technologies that are both civilian and military at the same time.

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In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, Technology & Data Lawyer at DLA Piper, hosts a roundtable with DLA Piper colleagues to share their predictions on the legal developments that will most impact digital business in 2026.

Rather than looking at regulation in isolation, the discussion focuses on how EU digital rules will increasingly converge in practice, and what companies should expect as enforcement, supervision, and accountability intensify.

🎙️ Predictions from the roundtable speakers:

• Vincenzo Giuffré on cloud computing and digital transformation
  Predictions on cloud contract risk allocation, Data Act portability, ACN certification for Italian public entities, and continued uncertainty around EU–US data transfers.
• Tommaso Ricci on artificial intelligence
  Why 2026 will be the year when internal AI governance frameworks become unavoidable as AI systems move from experimentation to operations.
• Roxana Smeria on data protection and GDPR
  Expected enforcement trends, AI training scrutiny, and how the debate on legitimate interest will shape compliance strategies.
• Federico Toscani on cybersecurity
  Why cyber incidents under GDPR, NIS2 and DORA will increasingly trigger top-management accountability, with stricter Italian incident reporting expectations.
• Giulio Napolitano on crypto and payments
  How MiCA, stablecoins, crypto payments and the interaction with PSD3 will push crypto further into the realm of regulated financial infrastructure.

The key prediction for 2026:
Companies will no longer be assessed on compliance in silos. Success will depend on how well they integrate AI, data protection, cybersecurity, cloud and payments regulation into a coherent governance model.

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