EU countries approve technical details of Artificial Intelligence Act

2024-02-03 10:54:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

EU countries approve technical details of Artificial Intelligence Act

France in particular has been skeptical about regulating so-called establishment models like ChatGPT. The country opposed any obligation to providers of such models. He also had reservations about the demands of transparency and trade secrets, but at the meeting of EU ambassadors the text was unanimously approved.

The European Commission's risk-based approach to artificial intelligence was generally welcomed in 2021, when the regulation was first introduced, but came under pressure in late 2022, when OpenAI launched ChatGPT and ignited a global debate about chatbots .

The European Parliament added a new article with an extensive list of obligations to ensure that these systems respect fundamental rights as the EU executive plan did not include provisions on establishment models.

In response, Germany, France and Italy came up with a counter-proposal favoring "compulsory self-regulation through codes of conduct" for foundation models.

After approval, the European Parliament will most likely vote in its Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees in mid-February and in plenary in March or April. After that, the act is expected to enter into force at the end of this year and includes an implementation period of up to 36 months. The requirements for AI models will start to apply already in a year.

The law divides AI systems into four main categories according to the potential risk they pose to society.

Systems that are considered high risk will be subject to strict rules that will be applied before entering the EU market. Once available, they will be under the supervision of national authorities, supported by the AI ​​office within the European Commission.

Those belonging to the minimal risk category will be exempted from the additional rules, while those labeled as limited risk will have to follow basic transparency obligations.


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