US and EU cooperate on artificial intelligence regulation

The United States and the European Union are drawing up a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence, a senior European Union official said Wednesday, after widespread warnings about the risks the technology could bring.

The voluntary code would fill a regulatory gap as the 27-nation European bloc works to hammer out some rules on intelligence that won't come into force until 2026, European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager told a Trade Council meeting. and Technology, jointly led by US and European officials.

"We need responsible artificial intelligence. General artificial intelligence completely changes the situation," said Vestager, referring to the concept that describes the moment when machines become capable of developing their own programming.

She said that for the drafting of this code there will be cooperation with industry experts and promised that "very, very soon [there will be] a final proposal on how to voluntarily regulate this industry", she said in a press conference after the meeting of council in Sweden.

This council has "an important role to play in helping to create voluntary codes of conduct that would be open to all like-minded countries," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

This meeting comes amid numerous warnings from experts about the dangers that artificial intelligence can bring. The fear is that humans will no longer have control over artificial intelligence, which experts have warned could have dire consequences.

Finally, billionaire Elon Musk and others called for a pause in the development of such technology until its safety is verified./ REL