ADVERTISEMENTIntriguingly, experts predict that in the span of a mere decade, AI systems will exceed expert skill level in most domains, and rival the productivity of today’s largest corporations. Given the possibility of existential risk, we can’t just be reactive.” (www.theguardian.com, by Alex Hern, May 24, 2023)The European Union is in the advanced stages of coming up with an Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) which may be the world’s first. And just last Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the AI Act with 499 votes in favor, 28 against and 93 abstentions. AI systems were defined to include logic or rule-based information processing, as well as probabilistic algorithms such as machine learning. The AI Act introduces regulations that impose obligations on both providers and users, adopting a risk-based approach to regulating AI systems.

Source: The Guardian June 26, 2023 18:39 UTC