| Google CEO Sundar Pichai has agreed to work with
European lawmakers on an "AI Pact," which aims to establish voluntary
rules on safe AI development ahead of official legislation. Under the plans, Google would collaborate with major AI actors on the regulations, which would be optional. - Pichai
and EU industry chief Thierry Breton recently met in Brussels to
discuss the pact, which would involve input from companies in Europe and
beyond.
- European Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager also met with Pichai. In a tweet, she said that AI technology is evolving at a rapid pace and that a voluntary agreement on universal AI rules is needed now.
- The goal is to create the guidelines in advance of the EU's proposed AI Act, a draft AI law that would be the world's first rules governing AI.
- The
law categorizes AI technologies as high-risk, unregulated, or banned,
with certain technologies like emotion recognition and predictive
policing falling into the banned category.
- Final approval is anticipated by spring 2024, with companies and stakeholders getting two years to comply.
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