{"id":234982,"date":"2026-06-23T21:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=234982"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:54:26","slug":"von-der-leyens-ai-envoy-pick-triggers-conflict-of-interest-backlash-weeks-after-siemens-helped-gut-the-ai-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=234982","title":{"rendered":"Von der Leyen\u2019s AI envoy pick triggers conflict-of-interest backlash weeks after Siemens helped gut the AI Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has appointed Jim Hagemann Snabe, chairman of Siemens\u2019 supervisory board, as its special envoy for industrial artificial intelligence. He will advise Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and tech sovereignty chief Henna Virkkunen on how to accelerate AI adoption across European industry. 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