{"id":80888,"date":"2023-12-11T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T20:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/inside-the-eus-tentative-deal-on-world-first-ai-regulation\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T20:20:58","slug":"inside-the-eus-tentative-deal-on-world-first-ai-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/inside-the-eus-tentative-deal-on-world-first-ai-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the EU\u2019s tentative deal on world-first AI regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following marathon discussions last week, the European Union has secured a tentative agreement on the terms of the AI Act, bringing the landmark regulation closer to enactment. <\/span><\/p>\n

While missing the original deadline for Wednesday, lawmakers managed to thrash out a deal late on Friday, just in time for the weekend. If they had not, <\/span>the law would have been delayed until next year, potentially after the EU-wide elections in June.
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It has not been easy trying to hit a moving target.<\/p>\n

Billed as the world\u2019s first comprehensive legislation for artificial intelligence, the Act was first proposed in 2021. In the years since then, the rapid development of AI has caused various divisions in the bloc\u2019s regulatory plans.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest rift emerged after the explosive launch of ChatGPT<\/a> last year. The OpenAI<\/a> chatbot sparked panic and excitement about the power of foundation models, which are sometimes referred to as \u201cgeneral purpose\u201d AI systems. EU nations were split over the best way to oversee them.<\/span><\/p>\n

France, Germany, and Italy opposed plans for binding rules, which they feared would impede innovation and their domestic businesses. The trio proposed to instead follow codes of conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another sticking point was the restrictions on biometric surveillance. EU legislators had wanted <\/span>an outright ban<\/span><\/a>, while governments had called for a national security exemption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Risk-based approach to AI systems<\/h2>\n

At the 11th hour, lawmakers clinched a provisional deal on the Act\u2019s principles, centred around what they call a risk-based approach. This follows a tiered category structure: <\/span><\/p>\n