Euro Parliament green lights its AI safety, privacy law
Officials did, however, mention that developers building generative AI systems will have to disclose whether content – including text or images – has been produced by automated tools. Lawmakers believe this will tackle the rising issue of deepfakes and misinformation spread by software like ChatGPT or Midjourney. Companies building these types of tools must also provide detailed documentation of the copyrighted data they used to train their models, and make the reports publicly available.
It's not all about holding AI back, of course. Co-rapporteur Brando Benifei of Italy explained that the Big Tech developers of AI systems are themselves ringing alarm bells."We want AI's positive potential for creativity and productivity to be harnessed," he said,"but we will also fight to protect our position and counter dangers to our democracies and freedoms."
To that end, parliamentarians included exemptions for research activities and AI components provided under open source licenses, to boost AI innovation and support SMEs. The law promotes so-called regulatory sandboxes, established by public authorities, to test AI before it is deployed.in a statement:"First of all, technology evolves. Innovation brings us forward and opens up new possibilities and as legislators we need to seize the opportunity. It is about change.
"Second, going forward we are going to need constant clear boundaries and limits to artificial intelligence and here there is one thing that we will not compromise on. Anytime technology advances it must go hand in hand with our fundamental rights and democratic values. And finally, we must reconsider how we legislate and think in the face of unlimited access to artificial intelligence because a new age of scrutiny has begun.
Now that the AI Act has been approved, lawmakers will begin negotiations with the Council of Europe on the final form of the legislation. ®
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