PeoplevisitthemobilesWorldCongress(MWC)2024inBarcelona,Spain,Feb.26,2024.(Xinhua/GaoJing)TheEuropeanParliamentonWednesdayapprovedtheArtificialIntelligence(AI)ActwithanoverwhelmingmajorityinStrasbourg,France.BRUSSELS,March13(Xinhua)--TheEuropeanParliamentonWednesdayapprovedtheArtificialIntelligence(AI)ActwithanoverwhelmingmajorityinStrasbourg,France.TheParliamentpassedtheactwith523lawmakersvotinginfavor,46againstand49abstentions.EuropeanCommissionerfortheInternalMarketThierryBretonwelcomedtheresult,sayingthat"Europeisnowaglobalstandard-setterinAI."Asthefirst-evercomprehensivelegalframeworkonAIglobally,theregulationhasadoptedarisk-basedapproach,subjectinghigher-riskAIapplicationstostricterregulation.Underthenewrules,certainAIapplicationswillbeprohibited,includingbiometriccategorizationsystemsbasedonsensitivecharacteristics,andtheuntargetedscrapingoffacialimagesfromtheinternetorCCTVfootageforfacialrecognitiondatabases.Additionally,theActprohibitsemotionrecognitioninworkplacesandschools,socialscoring,predictivepolicing,andAIdesignedtomanipulatehumanbehaviororexploitvulnerabilities.Forgeneral-purposeAI(GPAI)systems,theActrequirescompliancewithtransparencyrequirements,suchasadheringtoEuropeanUnion(EU)copyrightlawsandpublishingdetailedsummariesofthecontentusedfortraining.PeoplevisitthemobilesWorldCongress(MWC)2024inBarcelona,Spain,Feb.28,2024.(Xinhua/GaoJing)BirdandBird,aninternationallawfirm,notedthatnegotiationssurroundingtheAIActbroughtseveralcontentiousissuestolight,particularlyregardingthetreatmentofbiometricAIsystems.Thecompanyhighlightednuancesinthetextthatcouldintroduceuncertaintywithintheindustry,particularlywithregardtoprohibitionsandrestrictionsonbiometricsystems,alongwithexceptionsandcaveats.Furthermore,BirdandBirdidentifiedconfusionamongbusinessesregardingobligationsrelatedtoGPAImodels,posingchallengesindistinguishingbetweenGPAImodelsandsystems,andunderstandingtheirseparationfromhigh-risksystems."MuchworkliesaheadthatgoesbeyondtheAIActitself,"saidDragosTudorache,co-rapporteuroftheCivilLibertiesCommitteeoftheEuropeanParliament."Wemustnowprioritizebringingthislawintoaction."TheAIAct,pendingfinalendorsement,isexpectedtocomeintoforceinMayfollowingitspublicationintheofficialJournal.Aparticipanttakesaphotoduringaforumonthethemeof"ComputingPowerNetwork:SmarterNetworkforaSmarterWorld"duringthemobilesWorldCongress2024inBarcelona,Spain,Feb.27,2024.(Xinhua/GaoJing)Theruleswillbecomefullyapplicablewithin24monthsoftheirentryintoforce,withspecifictimelinesfordifferentaspectssuchasbansonprohibitedpractices,codesofpractice,general-purposeAIrules,andobligationsforhigh-risksystems.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.