CS Jan-Feb 2024

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DEAL OR NO DEAL?
EDITOR: Brian Wall
(brian.wall@btc.co.uk)
LAYOUT/DESIGN: Ian Collis
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In early December 2023, a provisional deal was struck on what would be landmark
European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence, including
governments' use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems,
such as ChatGPT.
"With the political agreement, the EU moves toward becoming the first major
world power to enact laws governing AI," enthused global news agency Reuters after
the agreement was announced. The moment was hard won: it came after almost
15 hours of negotiations between EU countries and European Parliament members,
which followed an almost 24-hour debate the previous day.
The accord requires foundation models such as ChatGPT and general-purpose AI
systems (GPAI) to comply with transparency obligations before they are put on the
market. These include drawing up technical documentation, complying with EU
copyright law and disseminating detailed summaries about the content used for
training - and much more, which Computing Security will cover in future issues.
Not everyone is happy about the outcome, including DigitalEurope whose director
general Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl commented: "We have a deal, but at what cost? We fully
supported a risk-based approach, based on the uses of AI, not the technology itself,
but the last-minute attempt to regulate foundation models has turned this on its head."
Brian Wall
Editor
Computing Security
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