European Union AI Act passes in parliament
The European Parliament has passed the EU AI Act, a sweeping legislative framework for governance and oversight of artificial intelligence technologies in the European Union.
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The measure passed in Parliament during a June 14 vote that saw majority support for the act in the form of 499 votes for, 28 against and 93 abstaining. The next step before the bill becomes law will involve individual negotiations with members of the European Parliament to smooth out the details. Initially proposed by the European Commission on April 21, the EU AI Act is a comprehensive set of rules for AI development in the EU.
Per a press release from the European parliament:
Once implemented, the act would prohibit certain types of artificial intelligence services and products while limiting or placing restrictions on others. Among the technologies outright banned are biometric surveillance, social scoring systems, predictive policing, so-called “emotion recognition” and untargeted facial recognition systems. Generative AI models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, would be allowed to operate under the condition that their outputs be clearly labeled as AI-generated.
Related: Irish data watchdog blocks Google from launching Bard in the EU
Once the act becomes law, any AI system that could “pose significant harm to people’s health, safety, fundamental rights or the environment” or “influence voters and the outcome of elections” will be classified as high risk and subject to further
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