These are the most advanced rules for controlling the AI

The scope of the legislation worries experts

This effort comes at a time when big tech companies are making their Generative Artificial Intelligence systems public. Microsoft and OpenAI have been ahead of the pack in this race, via ChatGPT, while Google announced the public version of Bard last week.

However, the rules have worried some parts of the technology industry, with organizations such as the Computer Industry Association (CCIA) and Communications saying their scope may have been stretched too far, which could affect other AIs that were harmless.

“It is worrying to see that broad categories of useful AI applications, which pose very limited risks, or none at all, will now face strict requirements or could even be banned in Europe, said CCIA policy manager Boniface de Champris. On the other hand, although the regulation was approved in Parliament, it is far from being a law.

However, other experts consider that these rules may be a way of establishing a “global standard” to regulate AI, while other countries, such as the United States, China or the United Kingdom, are also working on the development of their own policies in around AI.