EU parliament greenlights landmark artificial intelligence regulations
Al Jazeera
Europe moves closer to adopting world’s first AI rules as EU lawmakers endorse provisional agreement.
The European Parliament has given final approval to wide-ranging rules to govern artificial intelligence.
The far-reaching regulation – the Artificial Intelligence Act – was passed by lawmakers on Wednesday. Senior European Union officials said the rules, first proposed in 2021, will protect citizens from the possible risks of a technology developing at breakneck speed while also fostering innovation.
Brussels has sprinted to pass the new law since Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT arrived on the scene in late 2022, unleashing a global AI race.
Just 46 lawmakers in the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted against the proposal. It won the support of 523 MEPs.
The European Council is expected to formally endorse the legislation by May. It will be fully applicable 24 months after its entry into force.
