EU commissioner says current AI regulation is satisfactory

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 17:33 · Archive

The European justice commissioner said the EU has appropriate regulation in place for artificial intelligence.

Michael McGrath, the European Commissioner for democracy, justice, the rule of law and consumer protection, said Europe is 'satisfied for now' that it has appropriate regulation for artificial intelligence. He made the comments at the Irish Government's AI summit in Dublin on Wednesday, weeks after incidents involving 'rogue AI agents' that accessed servers and private data on an Australian government website.

McGrath said the EU is trying to balance 'exploiting all of the enormous potential' of AI while ensuring 'appropriate guardrails' in its development to maintain trust in the technology. He described regulation of AI as being in an 'implementation phase' through EU and national regulators.

McGrath called for greater global coordination on artificial intelligence. 'I think what is needed globally is for more coordination,' he said. 'The EU cannot deal with this on its own. AI doesn't respect or stop at any international border, inside or outside of the European Union.' He said the UN has 'done good work in this space' and the EU is open to discussions with 'like-minded partners' such as Canada and the UK. McGrath emphasised that 'humans remain in control' and that technology must not 'outstrip our capability to control it and to regulate it'.

How it is being reported

• EU ‘satisfied for now’ on AI regulation, says justice commissionerEurope is ‘satisfied for now’ that it has appropriate regulation in place for artificial intelligence, the justice commissioner has said.Independent Tech · 14 Oct, 16:55
• EU ‘satisfied for now’ on AI regulation, says justice commissionerEurope is ‘satisfied for now’ that it has appropriate regulation in place for artificial intelligence, the justice commissioner has said.Evening Standard · 14 Oct, 16:55

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