From CNET: The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to move forward with a draft law to govern how artificial intelligence is used in the European Union. It's one of the first pieces of sweeping legislation focused on establishing guardrails to oversee the technology.
Called the AI Act, the draft legislation aims to protect people's privacy, voting rights and copyrighted material. The law includes bans on using AI for discrimination and on invasive practices such as biometric identification in public spaces and "predictive policing systems" that could be used to illegally profile citizens.
Lawmakers also established a categorization system for AI risk, which classifies it as "minimal," "limited," "high" or "unacceptable." High risk is deemed as tech that impacts voters during election campaigns, human health and security as well as the environment. Additionally, tech companies will be required to abide by rules for transparency such as AI use disclosures and measures that prevent the creation of illegal content.
The law, once finalized, could impact how companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI develop new AI tools and products. Though artificial intelligence technologies have been around for years, the field has advanced rapidly and has begun to seep into everyday life.
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