Mistral introduced an initiative called 'AI for Citizens' aimed at working with governments and public institutions to enhance public services through artificial intelligence. The company emphasized that AI significantly impacts not just businesses but also governments and societies. There are concerns about AI being perceived as a force beyond people's control, leading to reliance on opaque systems operated by major corporations. Mistral's announcement came shortly after joining a consortium of European groups requesting a pause on the implementation of the EU's AI Act, which seeks to regulate AI systems for safety and transparency.
Artificial intelligence will have significant and lasting impact not only on companies, but also on governments and societies.
In the rush to attempt to put AI to use, it often seems that AI is something that happens to people and countries, leaving them at the mercy of closed, opaque systems.
The EU's AI Act aims to ensure that AI systems used in the EU are safe, transparent, traceable, and environmentally friendly.
The Act applies regulations matched to risk levels and bans real-time facial recognition in public places as that's felt to be an unacceptably risky practice.
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