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Dr. Benedikt Flöter on Turning AI Regulation Into a Business Advantage

27 February 2026 33:32 Valeriya Pilkevich

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The EU AI Act is live, but most companies are still treating it like another GDPR. It's not. It's a fundamentally different kind of regulation, one that's tied to how your business operates, not just how it stores data. 

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Benedikt Flöter - Partner at YPOG and head of their AI and Emerging Technologies practice - who advises leadership teams on building legally compliant, scalable AI governance that actually drives business value. 

We discuss: 

  • Why two-thirds of companies overestimate their AI risk classification 
  • The governance foundations every organization needs before scaling AI
  • How a recent German court ruling means your AI-generated content may not be copyright protected 
  • Why AI literacy is now a legal requirement and what "sufficient" actually looks like 

Check your company’s AI risk category and compliance obligations here: https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/eu-ai-act-compliance-checker 

Connect with Dr. Benedikt Flöter:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benedikt-floeter/ 
Website: https://www.ypog.law 

Connect with Valeriya:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriya-pilkevich
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aimadesimpletalks
Podcast: https://aimadesimple.buzzsprout.com

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