EU Parliament to vote on rules for artificial intelligence

The Parliament has in a statement said that "the EU has fallen behind in the global race for tech leadership. "There is a risk that standards will be developed elsewhere, often by non-democratic actors, while MEPs believe the EU needs to act as a global standard-setter in AI", the Parliament said. The MEPs identified policy options that could unlock AI's potential in health, the environment and climate change, to help combat pandemics and global hunger, and enhance people's quality of life through personalised medicine. MEPs say that, combined with the necessary support infrastructure, education and training, AI can increase capital and labour productivity, innovation, sustainable growth and job creation. However, several studies show citizens' hesitation and sometimes fear when facing the potential of artificial intelligence. "The EU should not always regulate AI as a technology and the level of regulatory intervention should be proportionate to the type of risk associated with the ...