EP adopts proposals to regulate Artificial Intelligence

This ranks the democractically-elected body among the first institutions to put forward recommendations on what AI rules should include with regards to ethics, liability, and intellectual property rights. These recommendations will pave the way for the EU to become a global leader in the development of AI. The Commission legislative proposal is expected early next year.

The legislative initiative urges the EU Commission to present a new legal framework outlining the ethical principles and legal obligations to be followed when developing, deploying, and using artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in the EU including software, algorithms and data.

The EP insisted that future laws should be made in accordance with several guiding principles, including: a human-centric and humanmade AI; safety, transparency and accountability; safeguards against bias and discrimination; right to redress; social and environmental responsibility; and respect for privacy and data protection. The European Parliament has adopted proposals on how the EU can best regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to boost innovation, ethical standards, and trust in technology.