What does Art. 3(44) of the EU AI Act say?

Art. 3(44): publicly accessible space

Art. 3(44), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

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(44) ‘publicly accessible space’ means any publicly or privately owned physical place accessible to an undetermined number of natural persons, regardless of whether certain conditions for access may apply, and regardless of the potential capacity restrictions;

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