The world's biggest technology companies have embarked on a final push to persuade the European Union to take a light-touch approach to regulating artificial...
LONDON - The world's biggest technology companies have embarked on a final push to persuade the European Union to take a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence as they seek to fend off the risk of billions of dollars in fines.
The AI code of practice will not be legally binding when it takes effect late next year, but it will provide firms with a checklist they can use to demonstrate their compliance. A company claiming to follow the law while ignoring the code could face a legal challenge. Google has also submitted an application, a spokesman told Reuters. Meanwhile, Amazon said it hopes to "contribute our expertise and ensure the code of practice succeeds".
Thierry Breton – a vocal champion of EU regulation and critic of non-compliant tech companies – this week quit his role as European Commissioner for the Internal Market, after clashing with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the bloc's executive arm.
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