Brussels/Stockholm/London/Frankfurt (Reuters) – Due to the recent dispute over the final details of the “AI Act”, an early adoption of the law regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is on a knife’s edge.
If the crucial negotiations between the European Parliament, the EU Commission and the EU states fail on Wednesday, the European Union could lose its potential role model role in AI regulation. The talks are scheduled to begin in the afternoon (4 p.m. CET) and are expected to last until the early hours of Thursday.
The biggest sticking point in the so-called trilogue is the handling of “basic models”. These programs like ChatGPT serve as a basis on which other companies can develop chatbots for customer service or digital assistants for doctors. A few weeks ago, Germany, France and Italy proposed to exclude “foundation models” from the law and instead rely on a binding voluntary commitment. However, violations of this should not be punished.
The technology industry welcomes the initiative. Developers of basic models cannot predict all areas of application of their software or their risks, said Ralf Wintergerst, President of the German digital association Bitkom. “In addition, technical developments are rapid, especially at the model level, so that fixed rules in the AI Act would quickly become outdated.” Classification into risk classes is a cornerstone of the “AI Act” and determines the requirements for AI providers. Experts, on the other hand, criticize a possible dilution of the AI Act. A few months ago, well-known researchers, developers and managers such as OpenAI boss Sam Altman warned that AI would wipe out humanity.
There is also controversy over the issue of biometric surveillance. For example, the European Parliament’s draft bans automated facial recognition using AI. The EU states, on the other hand, insist on exceptions to protect national security, defense and other military purposes.
According to insiders, the differences of opinion could not be resolved at preparatory meetings. Therefore, experts only expect the result of the current negotiations to be a commitment to the principles of the “AI Act”. The final details would probably only be finalized later. Without an early agreement, the adoption of the law could be delayed until after the European elections next year.
(Report by Foo Yun Chee, Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Hakan Ersen, edited by Christian Götz. If you have any questions, please contact our editorial team at [email protected] (for politics and economics) or frankfurt.newsroom@thomsonreuters .com (for companies and markets).)
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