After heated debates and changes to the text, the European Union accepted the law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence. It should come into force in 2025.
Years that several countries around the world have been calling for legal framework for artificial intelligence. THE Member States of the European Union are no exception, and it is finally in December 2023 that they sign a “historic” agreement, in the words of Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton. L’AI Actthat’s its name, is a set of text aimed at regulate the use of AIwhile trying to do not impose too heavy constraints likely to slow down the development of companies in the sector.
Friday February 2, 2024, representatives of the 27 EU countries met in Brussels to confirm their final agreement. In theory this should have been a formality, but in the end, the debates were eventful. Several Member States had stated thatthey would not vote in favor of the text if it was not reworked. Among them, France, Germany, Italy and Austria. Everyone had their own motivations and made it clear which points they wanted to see clarified or clarified.
After several changes, Europe ratifies the AIAct, a series of laws to regulate artificial intelligence
France, for example, focused on AI applications. The text nevertheless provides that the language model designers underlying like OpenAI or the French Mistral AI are subject to obligations. It is in this regard that the government wanted an addition to the text: a better balance between these requirements and the protection of business secrets. He finally got it.
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For its part, Germany pointed to elements of the AIAct relating to medical devices, explaining that they would come into conflict with the European regulation already in force on this subject. Berlin was ultimately “able to secure improvements for small and medium-sized businesses, avoid disproportionate requirements and ensure that [l’Europe reste compétitive] at the international level,” specifies Volker Wissing, German Minister of Digital Affairs. There remains one last vote, really a formality this time, before the final adoption of the law. It will surely take place in April before the European elections. Until then, the text will no longer be modified.
Source: Les Echos