The approval on Feb. 2 was expected as France and Germany, the final opponents, withdrew their objections to the AI Act.
Europe has progressed toward implementing regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) and models like Microsoft-supported ChatGPT, as European Union (EU) countries voted to approve the final text of the European Union’s AI Act, overcoming a significant obstacle to adoption.
EU industry chief Thierry Breton confirmed the endorsement of the political agreement reached in December by all 27 member states. In a post on the social media platform X, he said the AI Act is historical and a world first.
The European Union’s AI Act is a risk-based strategy for regulating artificial intelligence applications. The agreement covers the governmental use of AI in biometric surveillance, how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT, and the transparency rules to follow before market entry.
