Meta said on Friday that it would not sign the practice of new AI practice of the European Union. Guidelines provide a framework for the AI Act of the European Union, which controls companies working in the European Union.
The Practice Code of the European Union is voluntary, so Meta had no legal obligation to sign it. Nevertheless, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Coupon on Friday created a point to publicly knock the guidelines. He described the code as a “over-wheel”.
“Europe is going on the wrong path on AI,” the couple posted in a statement. “We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s Practice Code for the general-purpose AI (GPAI) model and Meta will not sign it. This code model shows many legal uncertainties to developers, as well as measures that go far beyond the scope of the AI Act.”
So, why kick the disturbance about not signing something (public), there was no compulsion to sign? Well, this is not the first time the company has teased the PR fight against Europe’s AI rules. This first called AI Act “unexpected,” Claim “It goes far away” and “obstructing innovation and holding the developers back.” In February, the Meta Public Policy Director said, “The net result of all of them is that the products are delayed or watered and suffer from European citizens and consumers.”
The European Union may seem like a more attainable goal for meta, given that it is an opposing regulation in the White House. In April, President Trump Pressure To leave the European Union AI Act. He described the rules as “a form of taxation”.
EU Published Its practice code on 10 July. This includes tangible guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act. Among other things, the code prohibits companies by training AI on pirated materials and requires them to respect the requests from writers and artists to give up their work from training data. This requires developers to provide regular updated documents, describing their AI features.
Although it is voluntary to sign the Practice Code, doing so is its allowances. Agreed to this, companies may get more legal protection against future allegations of violation of the AI Act. European Commission spokesman Thomas Render added more color to digital affairs BloombergHe Said The AI provider who does not sign it, “other means of compliance must be displayed.” As a result, they may be “exposed to more regulatory investigations.”
Companies violating the AI Act may face heavy punishment. The European Commission can impose a fine of up to seven percent of the company’s annual sales. The penalty for those who develop advanced AI models is three percent lower.
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