Members of the European Parliament, representatives of EU member states and experts from the European Commission reached a political agreement on artificial intelligence law on Saturday.
reported Politico reports Ukrinform.
As stated, the talks lasted more than 36 hours. As a result of the discussions, representatives of the three institutions reached an agreement on the proposed application, facial recognition and the use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies.
It is expected that many technical studies will be carried out on the text of the law in order to improve the political agreement reached.
Deputy Dragos Tudorake, one of the co-sponsors of the artificial intelligence law in the European Parliament, emphasized the historicity of the signed agreement.
“We are the first in the world to establish real regulations for artificial intelligence and the future digital world driven by artificial intelligence, directing the development and evolution of this technology in a human-centered direction.” Wrote HE.
At the same time, European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton social networks H He noted that the EU will be the first continent to set clear rules on the use of artificial intelligence. “The AI law is much more than a set of rules; it is a launching pad for EU startups and researchers to lead the global AI race,” Breton wrote.
As reported, the initiative to regulate artificial intelligence originated in the European Union in 2021.
The project, which forms the basis of the AI law, was approved by the European Parliament in June this year.