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Wissing warns Europe against excessive AI regulation
November 21, 2023, 12:47 p.m
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For months, European governments have been thinking about how they should deal with artificial intelligence. Even though they have their advantages in mind, they also see risks. That’s why they’re working on laws. They shouldn’t be too sharp, warns Transport Minister Wissing. He insists on making room for innovation.
In the debate about European regulation of artificial intelligence, Digital Minister Volker Wissing warned against overshooting the target. “Important is […]”Europe must not send the signal that we want to become the most strictly regulated market,” said Wissing at the Federal Government’s digital conference in Jena. Because then the technology will migrate.
AI would then be developed in other parts of the world that would have completely different or lower standards than Western countries. That’s why you need rules that leave room for innovation. Wissing expressly welcomed the agreement between Germany, France and Italy for self-regulation of the industry for so-called AI basic models.
This is a “great success”. When regulating, a distinction must be made between the use of AI in areas of critical infrastructure, services such as hotlines or the ban on the use of AI for facial recognition or discrimination based on physical characteristics. It is very good that the western G7 countries have set “guardrails” for the use of AI.
It was previously reported that the governments of the three largest EU states, Germany, France and Italy, have agreed on a common position on AI regulation in the European Union. A debate is now taking place between the EU Commission, the 27 EU governments in the Council and the European Parliament, which would like to adopt strict legal rules. Germany, France and Italy see this as a danger of stifling innovation in this rapidly developing new technology in Europe.