The European Union failed to agree on a comprehensive artificial intelligence law on Thursday after nearly 24 hours of talks but vowed to resume talks the next day. Brussels wants to pass the world’s first comprehensive AI law by the end of 2023, after the problem became even more serious last year when the ChatGPT bot dazzled the world by showing the rapid progress of AI.

ChatGPT has surprised many with its ability to produce impressive articles and poems in seconds with simple user prompts. Despite the technology’s potential to transform business and healthcare, critics note the increased risk of misinformation and misuse of AI, including deep image manipulation.

Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states began discussions on Wednesday afternoon with high hopes of reaching a deal by early Thursday.

“There has been significant progress on the Artificial Intelligence Act in the last 22 hours. Work with the European Parliament and the Council will resume tomorrow at 9:00 am (08:00 GMT). Stay tuned!” European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton announced this on social media.

There is no real deadline, but EU senior figures have invested huge amounts of political capital to have the legal text finalized by Thursday morning. Even if negotiators reach a deal on Friday, the law would not come into force until 2026.

There are two separate regions between the member states and the parliament.

The first hurdle is how to organize the basic models designed to perform various tasks; France, Germany and Italy have called for these systems to be excluded from tougher parts of the law.

Some member states agree that regulation should limit the harm that can be caused by misuse of AI, but they still want to encourage innovation, especially as they want their own European champions, such as US-based OpenAI creator ChatGPT.

Another issue is remote biometric surveillance; It is essentially facial recognition using camera data in public places. The EU parliament wants to ban “real-time” remote biometric identification systems altogether, but some member states want exemptions to allow law enforcement to use the technology.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, first proposed an artificial intelligence law in 2021 that would regulate systems according to the level of risk they pose. For example, the greater the risk to the rights or health of citizens, the greater the liabilities of the system.

Technology giants such as Google and Meta also want to get a share of the artificial intelligence cake. The EU is not alone in its concerns about the influence and influence of artificial intelligence. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order in October to regulate artificial intelligence in an effort to reduce risks associated with the technology. In August this year, China also implemented rules regarding artificial intelligence-generated content.