Can the European Union prevent an artificial intelligence dystopia?

A European Union plan to regulate artificial intelligence could see companies that break proposed rules on mass surveillance and discrimination fined millions of euros. Draft legislation, leaked ahead of its official release later this month, suggests the EU is attempting to find a "third way" on AI regulation, between the free market US and authoritarian China. The draft rules represent an outright ban on AI designed to manipulate people "to their detriment", carry out indiscriminate surveillance or calculate "social scores". Much of the wording is currently vague enough that it could cover the entire advertising industry or nothing at all. In any case, the military and any agency ensuring public security are exempt.