The European Union is so far the only jurisdiction around the world that drives comprehensive artificial intelligence principles thanks to its AI.
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On Wednesday, the European Union presented a plan to increase the artificial intelligence industry and help it more aggressively with the USA and China, according to criticism from technology companies that its regulations are too troublesome.
IN press releaseThe European Commission, the EU executive body, outlined the so -called “AI continent's action plan”, which aims to “transform strong traditional industries in Europe and a unique pool of talent into powerful engines of innovation and AI acceleration.”
Among the ways in which Europe plans to strengthen the regional development of AI, is the obligation to build a network of factories AI and “Gigafactories” and creating specialized laboratories designed to improve the access of startups to high quality training data.
The EU defines these “factories” as great amenities, which include the most modern systems needed to train and develop the most advanced AI models.
The block will also create a new AI ACT service office to help regional companies follow its breakthrough law AI.
“The AI Act increases citizens' trust in technology and provides investors and entrepreneurs legal certainty that they must scale and implement artificial intelligence throughout Europe,” said the Commission, adding that the AI AI service office “will be the focal point of contact and hub information and tips” about the rules.
The plan has similarities to AI action plan in Great Britain Announced at the beginning of this year. Like the EU, Great Britain has undertaken to extend the AI national infrastructure to help developers.
Difficulty innovation?
The launch of the AI EU plan arrives when the block is in the face of criticism of technology leaders that its principles regarding everything, from artificial intelligence to taxation of innovation and hinder startups to act throughout the region.
The breakthrough recipes of the block called You have a document It turned out to be particularly difficult for companies in the rapidly developing artificial intelligence industry.
The law regulates the applications of AI based on the risk level they create for the public society have been adapted to the so-called “fundamental” model producers, such as OpenAI and the French Startup Mistral, under the great anger of one of the youngest companies in this space.
At the Global AI in Paris at the beginning of this year, the Openai Global Director Chris Lehane said CNBC The fact that European political and business leaders are increasingly afraid that they lose AI's potential and want regulatory authorities less focusing on taking the risks associated with technology.
“There is almost this fork on the road, maybe even the tension between Europe at the EU level … and then some countries,” said Lehane Arjun Kharpal from CNBC in February. “They may want in a different direction that he really wants to accept innovation.”
The US administration was also critical of Europe in the treatment of American technological giants and rapidly developing AI startups.
At the top of Paris AI in February, the US vice president JD Vance aimed at the regulatory approach of Europe to artificial intelligence, emphasizing that “we need our European friends in particular to look at this new border with optimism than anxiety.”
“There is a real emphasis on alleviating the weight of regulation and removing barriers in innovations, which partly probably reflect some of the fears that were raised by the US government,” said CNBC John Buyers, Global Boss AI at Osborne Clarke.
“It's not just about the EU: if they seriously approach the elimination of legal uncertainty caused by the interpretation of the AI EU Act, it would be a real strengthening for AI programmers and users in Great Britain and the USA, because the AI Act applies to all AI used in the EU, regardless of where they come.”