{"id":11592,"date":"2024-03-14T11:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/eu-adopts-landmark-ai-regulation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:57:57","slug":"eu-adopts-landmark-ai-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/eu-adopts-landmark-ai-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Adopts Landmark AI Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20240308IPR19015\/artificial-intelligence-act-meps-adopt-landmark-law\">approved<\/a> the world&#8217;s first comprehensive set of rules governing AI activities.<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary political consensus was reached in early December. On March 13, the law was ratified in a parliamentary session.<\/p>\n<p>The votes were as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In favor \u2014 523;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Against \u2014 46;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Abstentions \u2014 49.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Democracy: 1\ufe0f\u20e3 | Lobby: 0\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n<p>I welcome the overwhelming support from European Parliament for our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AIAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AIAct<\/a> \u2014the world&#8217;s 1st comprehensive, binding rules for trusted AI. <\/p>\n<p>Europe is NOW a global standard-setter in AI.<\/p>\n<p>We are regulating as little as possible \u2014 but as much as needed! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t4ahAwkaSn\">pic.twitter.com\/t4ahAwkaSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThierryBreton\/status\/1767872158988960014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>\u201cEurope is now a global leader in AI,\u201d wrote European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton on his X page.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>European Parliament President Roberta Metsola described the law as groundbreaking, stating it would foster innovation and protect fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Promised. Negotiated. Approved.<\/p>\n<p>Proud of Europe&#8217;s trailblazing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AIAct?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AIAct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It means leadership, innovation &#038; new avenues. But equally respect for fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence is already very much part of our daily lives. Now, it will be part of our legislation too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUu3IUa1lT\">pic.twitter.com\/dUu3IUa1lT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EP_President\/status\/1767872037970677956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>\u201cArtificial intelligence is already an integral part of our daily lives. And now it will become part of our legislation,\u201d she stated.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artificialintelligenceact.eu\/\">Adopted<\/a> in 2021, the EU AI Act categorizes projects by risk levels, ranging from \u201cunacceptable,\u201d where the technology will be banned, to high, medium, and low levels of risk.<\/p>\n<p>The law is expected to come into effect in May, following final review and approval by the European Council. Implementation will be phased in starting in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Some EU countries had previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/03\/13\/european-lawmakers-endorse-worlds-first-major-act-to-regulate-ai.html\">advocated<\/a> for self-regulation rather than state-imposed restrictions, fearing bureaucracy might hinder Europe&#8217;s ability to compete with Chinese and American tech firms. Opponents included Germany and France, home to some promising European AI startups. Earlier in March 2024, the UK and France announced a collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union Parliament approved the world&#8217;s first comprehensive set of rules governing AI activities. A preliminary political consensus was reached in early December. On March 13, the law was ratified in a parliamentary session. The votes were as follows: In favor \u2014 523;\u00a0 Against \u2014 46;\u00a0 Abstentions \u2014 49. ?? 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