Three European countries reach agreement on future AI governance

Germany, France and Italy have reached an agreement on how AI will be regulated in the future, speeding up negotiations at the European level.

Three European countries reach new agreement on artificial intelligence - Illustration photo. (Source: Reuters)

The governments of the three countries support voluntary commitments that are binding on both large and small artificial intelligence (AI) suppliers in the European Union (EU).

The European Commission, the European Parliament (EP) and the European Council are currently negotiating how the EU should position itself in this new area. The EP presented the “AI Act” in June 2023, with the aim of preventing safety risks from AI applications and avoiding discriminatory effects, without slowing down the innovative power of this technology in Europe.

In the discussion, the EP proposed that the initial code of conduct should only be binding on large AI providers, mainly from the US.

However, the three countries have warned about this apparent competitive advantage over smaller European suppliers.

This could undermine confidence in the security of small providers and cause them to attract fewer customers, they say.

The three countries also believe that rules of conduct and transparency must be binding on everyone.

According to the document, no sanctions should be imposed initially. However, if violations of the code of conduct are found after a certain period of time, the parties may consider establishing a sanction system. In the future, the document says, the competent European authority will monitor compliance with the standards.

Issues surrounding AI will be on the agenda when the German and Italian governments hold talks in Berlin on November 22.

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