Google has said it will sign the EU’s code of practice for artificial intelligence, in a boost to the bloc as it tries to hold firm on its digital rules in the face of heavy pressure from the US government and other Big Tech groups.
The code sets out guidance for how general purpose AI should comply with the EU’s landmark AI Act, which includes legal obligations for the safe use of AI, copyright protections for creators and transparency around the models used to train AI.
Kent Walker, president of global affairs and chief legal officer at Google’s parent company Alphabet, said on Wednesday that the company would sign “with the hope that this Code, as applied, will promote European citizens’ and businesses’ access to secure, first-rate AI tools as they become available”.