The report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a Digital Age was adopted yesterday in the special committee of the European Parliament, with the votes of the Socialists and Democrats. We made sure the text includes provisions for socially responsible and human-centric AI that works for people and does not undermine their rights and human dignity. "Today our group has sent a strong message to the European Commission and the member states: AI in the EU should be human-centric and ethical, developed and used for the common good and the best interests of our citizens and businesses. I have no doubt the competitiveness of the EU depends on the development and use of artificial intelligence. What we, the Socialists and Democrats, fought for was to find the balance between this and guaranteeing full respect for the rights and freedoms of citizens. "We are convinced that the development and application of artificial intelligence in the EU must not go against the achievements of the S&D Group in the area of protecting personal data.

The EU needs to act as a'global standard-setter' in AI, according to a new report that also warned about the risks of mass surveillance. A new EU report says public debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) should focus on the technology's "enormous potential" to complement humans. The European Parliament's special committee on artificial intelligence in a digital age adopted its final recommendations yesterday (22 March) after 18 months of inquiries. The committee's draft text notes that the world is on the verge of "the fourth industrial revolution" from an abundance of data combined with powerful algorithms. But it adds that that the EU has "fallen behind" in the global race for tech leadership, which poses a risk that tech standards could be developed in the future by "non-democratic actors".

In the statement sent Tuesday to Riot employees, the special committee tasked with reviewing the results of the third-party investigation into Laurent outlined a timeline for the investigation, the rules governing the work of the special committee, and ultimately, the group's recommendation that no action be taken. The three-person special committee, a part of Riot's board of directors, is made up of Youngme Moon, a professor at Harvard Business School and the only publicly-named member of Riot Games's board. She is joined by two male C-Level executives at the Chinese tech giant Tencent, which owns Riot Games. The company declined to name these members of the special committee.

Geoffroy Didier (FR, EPP) is a vice-chair of Parliament's Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age While AI technologies are beneficial and deserve to be encouraged at the European level, they must nevertheless be regulated to remain trustworthy. AI must be a tool for humans, mastered by, and at the service of, humans. As rapporteur for the EPP Group, I campaigned for, and obtained from all the political groups, a commitment that the European Parliament officially advocates for a fair balance between technological progress and human respect. We have convinced all political groups of the need to regulate only high-risk technologies so as not to hinder economic innovation, particularly among SMEs. While some technologies, such as facial recognition, are significant and clearly deserve to be controlled, others - such as leisure applications on a cell phone - should in no way be subject to the same normative constraints.

Following a proposal by the Conference of Presidents (president and chairs of political groups), plenary set out the responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office of three special committees and the tax subcommittee. Lists of members will be announced in a subsequent plenary session. After a series of special committees and a committee of inquiry, created to delve into the various tax leaks and scandals of recent years, Parliament today established a more permanent setup to shed light on the matter. The subcommittee on tax matters will be composed of 30 members. It will deal particularly with the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, as well as financial transparency for taxation purposes.