Ask HN: Is the EU AI Act coming too slow?

Currently I organise a seminar about AI and Democracy. In the organisation team there is a philosophy student linked to AI Alignment research.

As the seminar happens in Germany and focused on Europe we talk about the coming AI Act. We said the interesting remark giving the current trajectory the AI Act is coming too slow as we might see a General AI soon. I like to discuss this remark with the community and ask: Is the EU AI Act coming too slow?