> ...remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces, biometric categorisation systems (e.g. categorizing by gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship status, religion, political orientation) and the use of AI for predictive policing.

> AI systems which can influence voters in political campaigns and by use of suggestion systems on very large platforms...

> New transparency and risk assessment requirements for providers of (generative) foundation models like GTP.

> Clarified exemptions for research.

Putting these kinds of restrictions in place is absolutely a good thing. While they might not get everything right, this is a step in the right direction. Our laws and understanding as a society has been lagging behind technological development for decades now. That fact has enabled a large amount of exploitation to take place, which has (in the last decade especially) had a large hand in massively undermining our democracies.