EU working on unified regulation artificial intelligence
2023.02.06 14:31
EU working on unified regulation artificial intelligence
By Tiffany Smith
Budrigannews.com – One of the legislators in charge of the AI Act stated that EU lawmakers hope to reach an agreement on draft rules for artificial intelligence by the end of the year and reach a deal with EU nations.
In an effort to encourage innovation and establish a global standard for a technology that is utilized in everything from self-driving cars and chatbots to automated factories, currently led by China and the United States, the European Commission proposed the AI rules in 2021.
According to Dragos Tudorache, a member of the European Parliament and co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act, “We are still in good time to fulfill the overall target and calendar that we assumed in the very beginning, which is to wrap it up during this mandate,” he stated to Reuters.
He stated, “It took slightly longer than I initially thought.” This text has been subjected to a level of complexity that is even higher than that of the usual complicated Brussels machinery.”
Legislators and consumer groups have criticized the proposed legislation for not fully addressing AI system risks, but the companies involved have warned that tighter regulations could stifle innovation.
A number of experts predicted that the draft legislation might run into a stumbling block and be delayed as a result of the heated debate regarding how AI should be regulated.
“All political families have a few thorny issues. In the most recent meeting, I told them, “You know a compromise is successful when everyone is equally unhappy,” he said. Some will say this is too optimistic, but I hope it happens.”
The definition of “General Purpose AI” is a point of contention; some argue that it should be viewed as high-risk, while others point to the dangers posed by the well-known chatbot ChatGPT as an area that requires more regulatory scrutiny.
He said, “During this year alone, we are going to see some exponential leaps forward not only for ChatGPT but for a lot of other general purpose machines.” He added that the lawmakers were attempting to write some fundamental principles about what makes general purpose AI so distinct.
In response to prompts, ChatGPT can produce articles, essays, jokes, and even poetry. OpenAI, a private business supported by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:), made it freely available to the general public in November.
New proposed rules for artificial intelligence, according to EU industry chief Thierry Breton, will aim to address concerns regarding ChatGPT’s risks.
However, opponents of regulatory overreach argued that such a move could stifle innovation by increasing compliance pressure and costs.
“I believe that if this Act has the effect of doing that, then we will severely miss our goal. “And if that’s what’s going to happen, we haven’t done our jobs,” Tudorache stated.
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