EU releases the most stringent artificial intelligence regulatory legal framework
Penalties for violations will be based on evidence
Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, April 22 (intern reporter Zhang Jiaxin) According to the latest news from the Wall Street Journal on the 21st local time, the European Union announced a legal framework on the 21st to regulate the use of artificial intelligence.
A series of regulations under this framework outline how companies and governments should use artificial intelligence technology, including restricting the police’s use of facial recognition software in public places and prohibiting certain types of artificial intelligence systems. One of a wide range of actions.
The legal framework announced by the European Commission will restrict the use of artificial intelligence in a range of activities, including autonomous vehicles, recruitment decisions, bank loans, college student admissions decisions, and examination scoring.
It will also cover restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence systems by law enforcement agencies and courts.
These areas are considered by the EU as "high-risk" areas because they may pose a threat to people's safety or basic rights.
In addition, some artificial intelligence applications will be completely banned, including real-time facial recognition in public places, and some applications for national security and other purposes may be exempted.
The regulations will require companies that belong to high-risk areas and use artificial intelligence technology to provide evidence of their safety to regulators, including risk assessments and documents explaining how the technology makes decisions.
These companies must also ensure that the creation and use of the system is subject to manual supervision.
According to this regulation, the EU will likely impose a fine equivalent to 6% of its global annual sales to the company that violates the most serious regulations.
According to reports, if the 108-page regulation is passed, it will have a profound impact on large technology companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft that have invested a lot of resources to develop artificial intelligence. It will also give dozens of other companies that use artificial intelligence software to develop drugs. , Underwriting insurance and companies that judge creditworthiness bring shocks.
According to the report, the regulation is one of the most extensive regulations proposed by Western governments, and it is also an important step for the EU to expand its influence as a global technology powerhouse.
"This regulation addresses the risks to humans and society related to the specific use of artificial intelligence." Margaret Westger, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, said, "We think this is urgent. We are the first in the world. The person who proposed this legal framework."
According to reports, the legal framework must be approved by the European Council, which represents the governments of the 27 EU countries, and the directly elected European Parliament before it becomes a formal law. The entire process may take several years.