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Deal on EU AI Act gets thumbs up from European Parliament | TechCrunch

European Parliament adopts AI Act, leading global AI regulation.

The AI Act sets a risk-based framework for AI rules and requirements. [ more ]

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The AI Act's debiasing exception to the GDPR

The European Parliament is expected to vote on the Artificial Intelligence Act in spring.

The AI Act includes a debiasing exception to the ban on using sensitive data under the General Data Protection Regulation. [ more ]

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EU politicians back new rules on AI ahead of landmark vote

European politicians have approved new rules to regulate AI, paving the way for the world's first legislation on the technology.

The AI Act aims to set guardrails on AI technology to protect fundamental rights and boost innovation in Europe.

The legislation will regulate language models, AI used by police and intelligence services, and generative AI. [ more ]

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Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens next

The European Union's AI Act received final approval, setting a global standard for AI regulations.

The AI Act's risk-based approach categorizes AI applications into low and high risk, imposing stricter requirements for high-risk uses. [ more ]

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The E.U. Has Passed the World's First Comprehensive AI Law

European Union lawmakers approved the AI Act, which will set a global standard for regulating AI.

The AI Act focuses on a risk-based approach, with tougher requirements for high-risk AI applications. [ more ]

TNW | Deep-Tech

EU member states approve world-first AI law

The European Union has approved the world's first comprehensive AI regulation.

France, Germany, and Italy initially had reservations about the regulations but ultimately reached a deal. [ more ]

TechCrunch

EU's AI Act passes last big hurdle on the way to adoption | TechCrunch

The European Union's AI Act, a risk-based plan for regulating AI applications, has passed a major hurdle and will be adopted.

The AI Act outlines prohibited uses of AI, governance rules for high-risk uses, and transparency requirements on certain AI applications. [ more ]

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The EU's top AI regulator explains why we need risk-based rules to build trust in AI systems

The EU has implemented the world's first set of rules on AI development and use, using a risk-based approach.

The EU's AI Act may influence future AI regulations in the U.S. [ more ]

TNW | Deep-Tech

Inside the EU's tentative deal on world-first AI regulation

The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on the terms of the AI Act after marathon discussions.

The AI Act is the world's first comprehensive legislation for artificial intelligence and focuses on a risk-based approach to AI systems. [ more ]

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EU countries give crucial nod to first-of-a-kind Artificial Intelligence law

The EU ambassadors have unanimously approved the world's first comprehensive rulebook for Artificial Intelligence.

The main opponent of the political agreement was France, which asked for a lighter regulatory regime for powerful AI models. [ more ]

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European Union squares the circle on the world's first AI rulebook

EU policymakers reach a political agreement on the AI Act, a landmark bill to regulate Artificial Intelligence based on its capacity to cause harm.

The AI Act includes provisions for broad exemptions for AI systems used for military or defense purposes, as well as a list of banned applications that pose an unacceptable risk. [ more ]

Axios

EU reaches landmark deal on world's first comprehensive AI regulation

The European Union has passed the AI Act, making it the first governing body to have comprehensive AI legislation.

The regulation focuses on the riskiest uses of AI by companies and governments, including law enforcement and crucial services like water and energy. [ more ]

The Verge

EU reaches provisional agreement on AI Act, paving way for landmark law

Lawmakers in Brussels have reached a provisional agreement on the EU's proposed AI Act, which will be the world's first comprehensive set of rules to govern AI.

The AI Act includes obligations for high-impact AI systems, mandates transparency, provides citizens the right to launch complaints, and establishes fines for rule violations. [ more ]

TNW | Deep-Tech

Europe's IT sector worried AI Act 'misses mark on tech neutrality'

The EU's upcoming AI Act aims to regulate artificial intelligence.

The proposed regulations on General Purpose AI and foundation models are facing criticism for not being aligned with the complexity of the AI value chain.

Sector representatives are concerned about potential additional requirements for using copyrighted data to train AI systems. [ more ]

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France, Germany, Italy push for 'mandatory self-regulation' for foundation models in EU's AI law

The three biggest EU countries are pushing for codes of conduct without initial sanctions for foundation models in the AI Act.

Negotiations on the AI Act have been disrupted by the rise of ChatGPT, an AI system built on OpenAI's GPT-4.

France, Germany, and Italy are opposing regulation on foundation models, while the European Parliament is insisting on including them in the law. [ more ]

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EU Agreement on the Text of a New 'AI Act'

Establishing an AI regulatory officer role may be necessary for organizations to ensure compliance with the AI Act.

The proposed AI Act in the EU prohibits certain uses of AI, including facial recognition systems in public spaces and cognitive behavioral manipulation. [ more ]

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EU Reaches Historical Agreement on AI Act - Data Matters Privacy Blog

The EU has reached a political agreement on the AI Act, the world's first stand-alone law regulating AI.

The AI Act applies to providers, manufacturers, importers, distributors, and deployers of AI systems. [ more ]

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Theregister

EU agrees on Act that bans some AIs

The European Union has reached a provisional agreement on the AI Act, the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on artificial intelligence worldwide.

The AI Act focuses on identifiable risks and categorizes AI systems based on their impact on rights, with different levels of regulation for each category. [ more ]

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EU member states, lawmakers strike landmark deal on AI regulation

EU member states and lawmakers have reached a deal on regulations for artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT.

The new rules aim to regulate the use of AI in Europe without stifling innovation or hindering the growth of EU AI startups. [ more ]

Engadget

EU regulators pass the planet's first sweeping AI regulations

EU Parliament approved the AI Act with 523 votes in favor, focusing on fundamental rights protection and boosting innovation.

Bans in the AI Act include biometric categorization systems, social scoring, emotion recognition, and manipulative AI applications. [ more ]

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European Commission establishes European AI Office

The European Commission is launching the European AI Office to support safe AI development and enforce AI rules.

The office aims to assist with implementing the AI Act and foster international cooperation for AI governance. [ more ]

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TNW Podcast: The AI Act and an AI leak

The TNW Podcast discusses the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem.

Topics in this episode include the AI Act, a leak of Mistral's large language model, and European supercomputer chips. [ more ]

Open Data Science - Your News Source for AI, Machine Learning & more

The Biggest AI News That Shook the World in 2023

The European Union introduced the AI Act, the first AI-focused legislation by a major regulator

Microsoft made significant advancements in AI capabilities with enhancements to Bing and a $10 billion investment in OpenAI [ more ]

Medium

The Biggest AI News That Shook the World in 2023

The EU unveiled the AI Act, the first AI-focused legislative proposal by a major regulator.

Microsoft enhanced its search engine Bing with AI capabilities and made a $10 billion investment in OpenAI. [ more ]

TNW | Ecosystems

TNW Podcast: AI, more AI, and a chat with Constantijn van Oranje

Mistral AI has recently secured a significant round of funding.

The podcast features an interview with Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, Special Envoy at Techleap.nl. [ more ]

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EU's AI Act Falls Short: No Ban on Live Facial Recognition Raises Concerns

The AI Act in the European Union may fail to protect the public from live facial recognition, according to privacy advocates

Amnesty International raised concerns about the failure to include an unconditional ban on live facial recognition in the legislation [ more ]

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The EU Just Agreed Sweeping New Rules for AI

The European Union has agreed on the details of the AI Act, a comprehensive set of rules for AI development and use.

Lawmakers hope that the AI Act will serve as a blueprint for AI regulation worldwide. [ more ]

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New York Times @nytimes: E.U. Agrees on AI Act, Landmark Regulation for Artificial Intelligence - The New York Times. #MachineLearning #aistrategy #aiact https://t.co/xAnP5cTqXi

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E.U. Agrees on Artificial Intelligence Rules With Landmark New Law

The European Union has agreed on a comprehensive new law called the A.I. Act to regulate artificial intelligence, setting a global benchmark for AI regulation

The law aims to harness the benefits of AI while protecting against risks, such as job automation, misinformation, and national security threats [ more ]

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The EU Just Agreed Sweeping New Rules for AI

The European Union has agreed on the details of the AI Act, a comprehensive set of rules for AI development and use.

Lawmakers hope that the AI Act will serve as a blueprint for AI regulation worldwide. [ more ]

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E.U. Agrees on Artificial Intelligence Rules With Landmark New Law

The European Union has agreed on a comprehensive new law called the A.I. Act to regulate artificial intelligence, setting a global benchmark for AI regulation

The law aims to harness the benefits of AI while protecting against risks, such as job automation, misinformation, and national security threats [ more ]

TNW | Deep-Tech

EU settles on rules for generative AI, moves to surveillance

Negotiations over the EU's AI Act in Brussels continue without reaching a conclusion.

Compromises have been made on the control of generative AI systems while discussions on the use of AI for biometric surveillance are ongoing. [ more ]

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Spanish presidency envisages landing zones on law enforcement in AI rulebook

The Spanish presidency of the EU Council is asking for flexibility in the law enforcement area of the AI Act.

The MEPs have extended the list of prohibited practices, including bans on untargeted scraping of facial images and predictive policing for individuals. [ more ]

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Privacy professionals

The EU should make facial recognition history for the right reasons

EU lawmakers are debating how much leeway to give police to use public facial recognition

The AI Act could be an opportunity for EU lawmakers to claim they are protecting human rights while doing the opposite [ more ]

Nature

There are holes in Europe's AI Act - and researchers can help to fill them

Scientists have a unique opportunity to shape the EU's AI regulatory structures.

The AI Act has gaps that need to be filled before it becomes fully effective. [ more ]

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