Silicon Republic June 14, 2023
Leigh Mc Gowran

The Act will categorise the applications of AI technology based on risk and prohibit certain uses like social scoring, in a bid to bring a ‘new age of scrutiny’ to the sector.

EU lawmakers have voted in favour of the AI Act, a long-awaited batch of rules to prohibit dangerous technology and monitor the application of artificial intelligence.

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of the act today (14 June), despite earlier concerns raised about how the act will tackle topics like biometric surveillance. The AI Act received 499 votes in favour, 28 votes against and 93 abstentions.

As far back as 2021, the AI Act has been developed by the EU to rein in ‘high-risk’ AI activities and...

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