The European Parliament has approved the world’s first comprehensive law to control artificial intelligence

According to the international group Tasnim news agency quoted by “NTV” of Germany, the parliament The European Union has given the green light for stricter AI rules in the EU. The majority of European Parliament members voted for this law in Strasbourg. According to Parliament, this is the first comprehensive AI law in the world. Accordingly, artificial intelligence systems should be divided into different risk groups in the future. The greater the potential risks of an application, the higher the requirements should be.

Artificial intelligence typically refers to machine learning-based applications where software sifts through large amounts of data for matches and draws conclusions from them. This technology is currently used in many parts of the world. For example, such programs can evaluate images from computed tomography faster and more accurately than humans.

The current law passed in the European Parliament is based on the proposal of the European Union Commission from 2021. Accordingly, systems that are considered particularly dangerous and are used, for example, in critical infrastructure or in education and healthcare, must meet strict requirements. Also, some AI applications that violate EU values ​​should be banned entirely. This includes, for example, the assessment of social behavior (“social scoring”). This divides, among others, Chinese citizens into behavioral categories, and there should not be such emotion recognition in workplaces or educational institutions in the EU.

On this basis, facial recognition in public places. – for example through video surveillance in public places – should not normally be allowed. However, there are exceptions: police and other security officials should be allowed to use such facial recognition in public spaces to prosecute specific crimes such as human trafficking or terrorism.

With the approval of the parliament, this regulation It can now come into force. Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU countries had already agreed on the provisions after lengthy negotiations in December. At the beginning of February, the representatives of the EU countries also officially agreed to this proposal. For member states, this now means that they must first phase out the banned systems.

After two years all points of the law must be fully implemented. For example, member states must decide on sanctions if companies do not comply with these regulations. These can include fines. Also, private individuals who notice violations of laws can complain to national authorities. They can then initiate regulatory procedures and impose penalties if necessary.

Terry Breton, the EU’s chief commissioner for the internal market, called the new rules “historic”. According to him, this is the first law of artificial intelligence in the world.

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