European parliament prepares tough measures over use of artificial intelligence

“MEPs in Brussels are close to agreeing a set of proposals to form part of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Act, a sweeping set of regulations on the use of AI, according to people familiar with the process.

“Among the measures likely to be proposed by parliamentarians is for developers of products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to declare if copyrighted material is being used to train their AI models, a measure designed to allow content creators to demand payment. MEPs also want responsibility for misuse of AI programmes to lie with developers such as OpenAI, rather than smaller businesses using it.

“One contentious proposal from MEPs is a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces under any circumstances. EU member states, under pressure from their local police forces, are expected to push back against a total ban on biometrics, said people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.”