Faced with the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union (EU) wishes to regulate this technology in a responsible manner. European lawmakers recently drafted a bill to regulate AI, including imposing stricter transparency procedures for high-risk tools.
Transparency, the key word in European AI regulation
The EU bill contemplates not banning high-risk AI tools altogether. Instead, he proposes subjecting them to enhanced transparency procedures.
Thus, generative tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney will have to comply with certain requirements. In particular, they will be required to disclose any use of copyrighted materials in their training.
Europe has recently tightened its control over AI developers. Italy notably distinguished itself by becoming the first Western country to temporarily ban ChatGPT.
Last week, German regulators sought clarification from OpenAI. They especially wanted to understand how the company could comply with the strict data protection laws under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Marit Hansen, commissioner for the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, told AFP reporters that German regulators wanted certain information. Above all, they wanted to know if a data protection impact assessment had been carried out and if the data protection risks were under control.
Finding the balance between regulation and innovation
Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European data guardian, predicts a difficult situation for American AI companies. Indeed, some of them are currently under investigation for alleged GDPR violations.
According to him, OpenAI now finds itself in a delicate situation, caught between the European hammer and the American anvil.
As EU regulators seek to crack down, US lawmakers could watch these European developments. Thus, they could draw inspiration from it to develop their own regulations.
In this quest for balance between control and innovation, it is essential not to stifle creativity and technological advances while guaranteeing a secure legal framework for users and developers. The European Union seems to seek to establish regulation that preserves the benefits of AI while limiting potential risks.
The AI regulation resembles a delicate cooking recipe: you have to measure the ingredients with precision to obtain the perfect dish. Too much control, and innovation risks getting stuck in a legislative straitjacket; too much laxity, and the dangers could multiply unchecked. US regulators seem to be adopting a different strategy when it comes to AIs, avoiding debanking them as they have with cryptocurrencies.
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