Two committees of the European Parliament adopted the draft negotiating mandate for the proposed "Artificial Intelligence Bill" on the 11th, taking a key step towards legislation to strictly regulate the application of artificial intelligence technology.
The European Parliament said in a statement the same day that the Parliament's Internal Market Committee and Civil Liberties Committee overwhelmingly adopted the draft negotiating mandate for the European Commission's proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Bill in April 2021. The new text will strictly prohibit "artificial intelligence systems that pose an unacceptable risk to human security," including systems that purposefully manipulate technology, exploit human weaknesses or evaluate based on behavior, social status and personal characteristics.
The draft negotiating mandate also requires AI companies to maintain human control over their algorithms, provide technical documentation, and establish risk management systems for "high-risk" applications. Each EU member state will establish a supervisory body to ensure that these rules are followed.
The draft will be submitted to a vote in the European Parliament plenary in mid-June, after which the European Parliament will negotiate the final form of the law with the EU Council. Once approved, this will be the world's first regulation on artificial intelligence, a statement from the European Parliament said.
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