European Parliament Approves World's First Comprehensive AI Regulation
The European Parliament passes the landmark AI Act with an overwhelming majority, establishing the first global framework to regulate artificial intelligence. The law bans high-risk systems like social scoring and requires generative AI tools to disclose AI-generated content.
The European Parliament approves the landmark AI Act, establishing the world's first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence. Lawmakers pass the legislation with an overwhelming majority of 499 votes in favor, aiming to promote human-centric and trustworthy AI across the continent.
The new law categorizes AI systems by their level of risk and strictly prohibits those that pose an unacceptable threat to public safety. It explicitly bans practices like social scoring, real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces, and other intrusive or discriminatory uses of the technology.
Additionally, the legislation places specific requirements on generative AI systems like ChatGPT, mandating that they clearly disclose when content is AI-generated. The parliament also classifies AI systems designed to influence voters in elections as high-risk, subjecting them to stricter oversight and transparency obligations.