The European Parliament has introduced new standards for AI development throughout the EU, bypassing the AI Act. As the first piece of legislation to address AI, this act bans specific AI uses, establishes transparency rules, and requires risk assessments for high-risk systems.
The AI Act
The European Parliament has officially passed its first piece of legislation focusing on artificial intelligence with the AI Act.
New Standards
This new act will create new standards for AI development and use across the European Union that will gradually take effect over the next several years.
A List of New Measures
The new legislation bans specific uses of AI, implements rules for transparency and mandates risk assessments for potentially high-risk AI systems.
Parliament’s Hopes
The European Parliament hopes this new act’s implementation will ensure AI develops responsibly and with humanity’s best interests in mind.
All Products Within the EU
The AI Act will apply to all AI products within the EU market, whether or not they originate with the EU, to ensure there are no workarounds for developers trying to avoid these new regulations
A Hefty Fine
If an AI developer tries to circumvent these new regulations, they will be subject to fines that can amount to 7% of the company’s global revenue.
Final Approval
Even though parliament has officially voted in favor of the AI Act, the act is still awaiting final approval from all the EU member states.
A Simple Formality
However, the vote from EU member states is largely viewed as a simple formality since these states endorsed the act before the EU Parliament voted.
The Bigger Picture
Once the EU member states have officially passed the act, experts anticipate its consequences worldwide, as AI developers must choose between following its regulations or losing out on the European market.
Determining Risk
One of the larger focuses within the act is a new categorization system that will determine the risk level of each AI system applying to enter the European Union.
High-Risk Systems
Factors determining an AI system is high risk will be largely based on the AI system’s focus. For example, AI centered around medical devices and critical infrastructure are far more likely to be deemed as high-risk systems
Stricter Requirements
If an AI application is determined to be high-risk, then it will face stricter requirements and be subject to far more legislative scrutiny.
Banned Uses
In addition to this new categorization system, the act will also create banned AI uses like social scoring systems, certain predictive policing methods, emotion recognition in schools and workplaces, and unconsented biometric identification by police.
Consequences for Old Systems
Unsurprisingly, the AI Act will also significantly affect generative AI systems currently being used by the European Union.
New Provisions
Systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT will face new provisions requiring the company to disclose any training data and comply with EU copyright laws.
Systems Posing Systemic Risks
Other systems posing systemic risks will also face additional scrutiny and mitigation efforts to avoid any potential hazards the systems could cause.
Enforcing Provisions
Such regulations will be enforced by national AI regulatory bodies within the EU that will be built over the coming few years.
Compared to the U.S.
When comparing the speed at which the EU parliament passed this act with the continued debates over AI legislation in the United States, it seems that the EU may be positioning itself as a leader in global AI regulations.
More to Come
However, the AI Act is actually part of a larger legislative effort from the EU to regulate and control the growth of AI, with more developments expected after the upcoming elections.
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