Silicon Republic May 11, 2023
MEPs have made their proposed amendments to the EU AI Act including tightening rules on the use of biometric facial scanning in public places.
The European Commission has come closer to fully implementing its AI Act, which has been in the works for some years now.
The internal markets committee and the civil liberties committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate AI regulations, with 84 votes in favour, 7 against and 12 abstentions.
If the draft negotiating mandate is endorsed by the whole European parliament, the laws will be passed. The final vote is expected next month.
As far back as 2021, the AI Act was being touted as a way of reigning in what the EU saw as ‘high-risk’ AI...