How Will Europe's New Artificial Intelligence Rules Affect the World?
2023-12-13
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1European nations reached an agreement on rules for artificial intelligence (AI) last week.
2Some experts say the regulations will affect people around the world.
3Here are some of the details of the agreement reported by the Associated Press:
4The AI Act aims to regulate or establish guidelines for AI technology that has the potential to cause problems if misused.
5AI systems that recommend online material, or those that check email messages, would be less regulated.
6But technology that concerns healthcare or medical decisions would have higher requirements.
7Some AI systems will be banned except in some cases.
8They include systems that scan people's faces in public and systems that make predictions about future behavior such as whether a person will commit a crime.
9The new AI Act will not take effect until two years after a vote from European lawmakers.
10The vote is planned for the first part of next year.
11The soonest it would be in place is sometime early in 2026.
12Some experts say the guidelines could become a global standard.
13That has happened before. One recent European decision caused U.S. company Apple to stop using its lightning data cable in favor of a more widely used cable.
14Experts say Europe's rules might be used as a blueprint in other parts of the world.
15Anu Bradford is a professor at Columbia University in New York City.
16She called Europe's act "comprehensive" and "a game-changer."
17Bradford noted the European rules will "show the world AI can be governed."
18Rights groups complained that Europe's decision to not completely ban the use of facial recognition "is a missed opportunity."
19Amnesty International noted that Europe did not ban exports of AI technology that covers social scoring.
20Social scoring systems permit governments to record how well citizens follow rules.
21In the United States, President Joe Biden signed an executive order in October on AI.
22Biden required AI technology companies to share test results and other information with the government.
23Government organizations will create requirements for AI tools that must be followed before systems are released for public use.
24China released rules for AI tools that create material such as photos, text and videos.
25The rules are only short-term guidelines.
26President Xi Jinping also called for an open and fair environment for AI development around the world.
27The rise of ChatGPT, an AI tool based in the U.S., is one of the reasons for Europe's new set of rules.
28Europe's rules include guidelines for chatbots and other AI systems that can do jobs such as writing, creating video and writing computer code.
29Systems must clearly show where the material that went into training the bots came from.
30They also must show how much energy was used to train the systems, or models.
31They should be open about how they control the data that comes from their tool's users.
32And they need to observe the EU's copyright property protection laws.
33High technology systems or risky uses of AI are required to follow stricter rules.
34Those include systems that create basic pieces of information, such as computer code, that others will then use to create other AI systems.
35I'm Dan Friedell.
1European nations reached an agreement on rules for artificial intelligence (AI) last week. Some experts say the regulations will affect people around the world. 2Here are some of the details of the agreement reported by the Associated Press: 3The AI Act and how it works: 4The AI Act aims to regulate or establish guidelines for AI technology that has the potential to cause problems if misused. 5AI systems that recommend online material, or those that check email messages, would be less regulated. But technology that concerns healthcare or medical decisions would have higher requirements. 6Some AI systems will be banned except in some cases. They include systems that scan people's faces in public and systems that make predictions about future behavior such as whether a person will commit a crime. 7The new AI Act will not take effect until two years after a vote from European lawmakers. The vote is planned for the first part of next year. The soonest it would be in place is sometime early in 2026. 8How will the Act affect the world? 9Some experts say the guidelines could become a global standard. That has happened before. One recent European decision caused U.S. company Apple to stop using its lightning data cable in favor of a more widely used cable. 10Experts say Europe's rules might be used as a blueprint in other parts of the world. Anu Bradford is a professor at Columbia University in New York City. She called Europe's act "comprehensive" and "a game-changer." Bradford noted the European rules will "show the world AI can be governed." 11Rights groups complained that Europe's decision to not completely ban the use of facial recognition "is a missed opportunity." Amnesty International noted that Europe did not ban exports of AI technology that covers social scoring. Social scoring systems permit governments to record how well citizens follow rules. 12What are the U.S. and China doing? 13In the United States, President Joe Biden signed an executive order in October on AI. Biden required AI technology companies to share test results and other information with the government. Government organizations will create requirements for AI tools that must be followed before systems are released for public use. 14China released rules for AI tools that create material such as photos, text and videos. The rules are only short-term guidelines. President Xi Jinping also called for an open and fair environment for AI development around the world. 15Will Europe's rules change ChatGPT? 16The rise of ChatGPT, an AI tool based in the U.S., is one of the reasons for Europe's new set of rules. Europe's rules include guidelines for chatbots and other AI systems that can do jobs such as writing, creating video and writing computer code. 17Systems must clearly show where the material that went into training the bots came from. They also must show how much energy was used to train the systems, or models. They should be open about how they control the data that comes from their tool's users. And they need to observe the EU's copyright property protection laws. 18High technology systems or risky uses of AI are required to follow stricter rules. Those include systems that create basic pieces of information, such as computer code, that others will then use to create other AI systems. 19I'm Dan Friedell. 20Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 21____________________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23regulations -n. (pl.) rules and laws that govern a field or industry 24potential -n. the possibility that something might happen 25scan -v. to record the image of something and to use it digitally 26global standard -n. a level of quality for a field or industry that is observed or require around the world 27blueprint -n. the plans for a building; a set of plans for how something should be done 28comprehensive -adj. involving all parts of something 29game-changer -n. (idiom) something that is important or causes change 30social scoring -n. a way of rating people on social issues 31chatbot -n. an artificial intelligence tool that produces writing or other material on request by taking existing things from the internet