STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A committee of European Union lawmakers on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement on a European Artificial Intelligence Act, which would pave the way to the first ever regulation of AI.
“Against conservative wishes for more surveillance and leftist fantasies of over-regulation, parliament found a solid compromise that would regulate AI proportionately, protect citizens’ rights, as well as foster innovation and boost the economy,” said Svenja Hahn, a European Parliament deputy.
She said there would be a vote at committee level on May 11 followed by a plenary vote in parliament, probably in June.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm and Foo Yun Chee in Brussels)
