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Google On Wednesday, he said he would sign European Union guidelines on artificial intelligence. Meta Previously rejected due to concerns could potentially curb innovation.
In a blog post, Google said it plans to sign the code as it becomes available, in the hopes of promoting access to European citizens of advanced new AI tools.
Google's support comes after Meta recently said it refused to sign the code on concerns that it could constrain European AI innovations.
“Speed and widespread deployment is important,” said Kent Walker, president of Google's Global Affairs, adding that adopting AI could increase annually by 2034.
The European Commission, the EU's executive body, has announced a final iteration of the code of practice of the general AI model and left it to the corporations to decide whether they want to sign it or not.
The guidelines explain how to meet the requirements of the EU AI Act, a groundbreaking law that oversees technology, when it comes to transparency, safety and security.
However, Google has also flagged fears about the possibility that the guidelines could slow down technological advances around AI.
“We are concerned that AI law and code risks will slow the development and deployment of AI in Europe,” Google Affairs President Kent Walker said in a post Wednesday.
“In particular, deviations from EU copyright law, slower approval stages, or requirements to expose trade secrets can cool the development and deployment of European models and undermine European competitiveness.”
Earlier this month, Meta refused to sign EU AI codes of practice, calling the industry an overload of “stunts.”
“Europe is on the wrong path of AI,” wrote Joel Kaplan, Meta's global affairs chief, in a LinkedIn post at the time. “This code introduces a lot of legal uncertainty to model developers and implements measures that go far beyond the scope of AI law.”
