The deal is the world’s first sweeping regulation of AI and may set a blueprint for other countries.
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Officials in the European Union reached a deal Friday on a sweeping bill aiming to regulate artificial intelligence in what is one of the world’s first major, comprehensive attempts to regulate the technology.Key Facts
EU lawmakers reached agreement Friday on the key elements of the AI Act, which will be the first major regulation of AI technology that attempts to allow it to be used beneficially while still protecting against risks.
The deal came after three days of negotiations in Brussels—including a 22-hour session stretching from Wednesday to Thursday, according to the New York Times—and a copy of the agreed-upon act was not yet available.
Previous versions of the Act looked to limit how law enforcement, government and service companies, like water and energy providers, could use the technology, and would implement transparency requirements for major AI companies like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google.
It would also require images made with AI to be labeled as such, something the United States is working to implement, as well.
