EU Artificial Intelligence Act to Take Effect in the First Half of the Year (AI Translation)
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- The European Union's AI Act, set to take effect in the first half of 2024, will be the world's first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence, categorizing AI applications into four risk levels and imposing specific compliance requirements.
- The Act introduces strict regulations for high-risk AI systems and bans certain AI practices, including indiscriminate facial recognition and systems that classify individuals based on social characteristics. It also emphasizes transparency, data protection in line with GDPR, and includes provisions for copyright protection of pre-training data.
- The legislation aims to balance innovation with regulation through measures like regulatory sandboxes for testing new products or services. Despite concerns over stifling innovation, the EU seeks to lead in responsible AI use and potentially influence global standards through the 'Brussels Effect.'
文｜财新周刊 徐路易，周芊岍（特约），李子璇（实习）
By Caixin Weekly‘s Xu Luyi, Zhou Qianqin (Contributor), Li Zixuan (Intern)
历经四年，欧盟《人工智能法案》（AI Act，下称《AI法案》）于2月2日全票通过欧盟理事会常务代表委员会表决。2024年上半年，这份法律将正式生效，成为全球首份全面监管AI的法律。
After four years, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) was unanimously passed by the Council of the European Union's Permanent Representatives Committee on February 2. In the first half of 2024, this legislation will officially take effect, becoming the world's first comprehensive law to regulate AI.
2023年12月8日，欧盟委员会、欧洲议会和欧盟理事会就《AI法案》达成了三方协议。达成三方协议通常意味着各方已经解决了立法中所有分歧点，此后的欧盟理事会常委会表决、欧盟理事会和欧洲议会的批准都是立法必经的标准流程。然而，AI技术涉及诸多利益攸关方，在2024年开年欧盟理事会常委会表决之前，其是否能通过也充满了悬念。实际上，直至1月底，法国、德国等欧盟大国才陆续表态会支持《AI法案》通过。
On December 8, 2023, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union reached a trilateral agreement on the AI Act. Typically, reaching such an agreement indicates that all parties have resolved their differences in legislation, with subsequent votes by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Council of the European Union, and approvals by both the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament being standard procedural steps in legislation. However, given that AI technology involves a wide array of stakeholders, there remains uncertainty over whether it will pass in the vote by the Committee of Permanent Representatives at the start of 2024. In fact, it wasn't until the end of January that major EU countries like France and Germany successively stated their support for passing the AI Act.
1月24日，欧盟委员会宣布设立欧洲人工智能办公室，负责管理和监督AI领域的相关事务。该办公室的建立是为了执行《AI法案》，旨在规范和监管AI技术的发展和使用，以确保符合欧盟的价值观和安全标准。同日，欧洲议会高级政策顾问劳拉·卡罗利在社交平台上首次公布了完整的、达成共识的《AI法案》案文。这一版案文交由各成员国审议，并于2月初表决。
On January 24, the European Commission announced the establishment of the European Artificial Intelligence Office, tasked with managing and overseeing matters related to the AI sector. The creation of this office is part of the implementation of the "AI Act," aimed at regulating and supervising the development and use of AI technology to ensure compliance with EU values and safety standards. On the same day, Laura Caroli, a senior policy advisor to the European Parliament, unveiled for the first time on social media platforms a complete, consensus-based draft of the "AI Act." This version of the text was submitted for review by member states and voted on in early February.
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