According to Margrethe Vestager, responsible for digitization in the European Commission, it will only be weeks before the EU proposes a final code of conduct on AI.

Margrethe Vestager, responsible for digitization in the European Commission, is confident that within a few weeks Europe will have a final proposal containing a code of practice for the use of artificial intelligence in the EU. The intention is that the tech industry will support it.

doomsday scenarios

In recent months, more and more individuals and organizations have expressed concerns about generative AI. They go so far as to say that fears of nuclear war or new pandemics are real, many worrying voices say. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a threat even to human survival – a fear that no longer lives only in fiction.

Necessary Actions

Vestager believes that Europe and the United States should work out a common code of conduct as a buffer for new laws that may be drafted in the meantime. Through Twitter She suggested that things like watermarking (for data that AI learns from) and external audits could be part of the proposal.

Meanwhile, the AI ​​law for the European Union is still being worked on. It mainly revolves around biometrics and facial recognition. According to Margrethe Vestager, this will take another two to three years at best, which she thinks is too long. For this reason, there is already a need for this code of conduct.

She made the statements following a meeting at the EU-US Trade and Technology Council. In a statement, the TTC said the two sides have formed expert teams to look into the potential and current risks of AI and plan to work together on the ground rules of artificial intelligence.

It is the umpteenth time in recent times that the dangers of AI have been firmly on the agenda of (international) policymakers and prominent figures. It was also a hot topic during a major G7 summit recently, which also included the EU.