**EU STRUGGLES TO REGULATE AI**
The race to regulate the rapidly developing technology of generative AI is heating up, with the European Union scrambling to approve the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. But with time running out, can the EU’s three branches of government thrash out a deal? That’s the big question on everyone’s mind as officials hope to come to an agreement.
**CONCERNS RAISED BY GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS**
The recent emergence of generative AI systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT has raised fears about the risks they pose and has driven countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and China into the race to regulate the rapidly developing technology.
**ISSUES ON THE TABLE**
Negotiators need to resolve a long list of other thorny issues, such as a full ban on police use of facial recognition systems, which have stirred privacy concerns.
**HIGH STAKES NEGOTIATIONS**
Chances of clinching a political agreement “are pretty high partly because all the negotiators want a political win” on a flagship legislative effort, said Kris Shrishak, a senior fellow specializing in AI governance at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. But the issues on the table are significant and critical, so we can’t rule out the possibility of not finding a deal,” he said.
**THE FUTURE OF AI AI REGULATION**
If a deal isn’t reached in the latest round of talks, starting the afternoon of Dec. 6 and expected to run late into the night, negotiators will be forced to pick it up next year. That raises the odds the legislation could get delayed until after EU-wide elections in June.
**FOUNDATION MODELS AND RISKS**
One of the major sticking points is foundation models, the advanced systems that underpin general purpose AI services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard chatbot.
**TECHNICAL WORDING AGREED ON**
Carme Artigas, AI and digitalization minister for Spain, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said that 85% of the technical wording in the bill already has been agreed on at a press briefing.
So, what do you think about the EU’s push to regulate AI? Is it necessary, or are they overreacting? Let me know what you think in the comments!
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