[1/2] The ChatGPT logo and the words AI artificial intelligence can be seen in this illustration taken on May 4, 2023.Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
BRUSSELS, May 11 (Reuters) – European lawmakers are one step closer to passing new rules regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT after a close vote on Thursday.
The European Union’s long-awaited AI law will be the first comprehensive law governing this technology, with new rules on the use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance and other AI applications.
After two years of negotiations, the law is now expected to move into the next phase of the process in which parliamentarians will finalize the details of the law with the European Commission and each member state.
“This is a delicate agreement. I think it’s a package that gives you something.” He participated in these negotiations. “
“Our society expects us to do something decisive when it comes to artificial intelligence and its impact on people’s lives. Just turn on the TV…here a couple of In the months to come, you will see every day how important this has become for the nation. “
In this proposal, AI tools are categorized according to their perceived level of risk, from low to unacceptable. Governments and businesses using these tools have different obligations depending on their level of risk.
In a Thursday morning vote, lawmakers agreed to ban the use of facial recognition and predictive policing tools in public and impose new transparency measures on generative AI applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
“This vote is a milestone in AI regulation and a clear signal from parliament that fundamental rights should be the foundation,” Green Party lawmaker Kim van Spalentak told Reuters. “AI should serve people, society and the environment, not the other way around.”
Reported by Foo Yun Chee and Bart Meijer.Editing: Allison Williams
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