The Council of the European Union officially approved the "Artificial Intelligence Act," which is the world's first comprehensive regulation on AI
ChainCatcher news, according to Caixin, on Tuesday local time, the European Council officially approved the "Artificial Intelligence Act," which is the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence (AI).The European Commission proposed the "Artificial Intelligence Act" in 2021, aiming to protect citizens from the harms of this emerging technology. After multiple rounds of negotiations and consultations, the European Parliament approved the bill in March this year. As the two main legislative bodies of the EU, the European Council and the European Parliament play the roles of the upper house and lower house, respectively. The EU "Artificial Intelligence Act" imposes strict transparency obligations on high-risk AI systems, while the requirements for general AI models are lower.With both legislative bodies having approved the bill, it will be published in the EU Official Journal after being signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament and the European Council, and it will come into effect 20 days after publication.