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New EU Regulations Require Transparency, Copyright Protection From Powerful AI Systems

(Thursday July 10, 2025 @11:20AM (msmash) from the drawing-a-line dept.)


European Union officials unveiled [1]new AI regulations on Thursday that require makers of the most powerful AI systems to improve transparency, limit copyright violations and protect public safety.

The rules apply to companies like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google that develop general-purpose AI systems underpinning services like ChatGPT, which can analyze enormous amounts of data and perform human tasks. The code of practice provides concrete details about enforcing the AI Act passed last year, with rules taking effect August 2.

EU regulators cannot impose penalties for noncompliance until August 2026. Companies must provide detailed breakdowns of content used for training algorithms and conduct risk assessments to prevent misuse for creating biological weapons. CCIA Europe, representing Amazon, Google and Meta, told New York Times the code [2]imposes a disproportionate burden on AI providers .



[1] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/business/ai-rules-europe.html



Europe! (Score:1)

by groobly ( 6155920 )

Europe might not be great at innovating, but it's the undisputed world leader in creating regulations.

Good thing this isn't AI (Score:2)

by OrangeTide ( 124937 )

It's a statistically driven computer program.

Sometimes better is worse. (Score:2)

by dinfinity ( 2300094 )

When I was 12, we were making fires at a school camp. Being a scout, I thought my time to shine was then. I applied my knowledge to carefully build up a base with differently sized branches, properly laid out. While I was doing that, the other boys were dragging a bunch of dead branches out of the forest, haphazardly throwing them onto a pile and setting the pile on fire.

Looking at their brightly burning fire and my work in progress, I gave up with much disappointment and (later) realized that my approach w

Re: (Score:2)

by caseih ( 160668 )

Yeah it's much more efficient to just start the whole forest on fire which is basically what they want to be allowed to do. Nothing should stand in the way of tech companies being able to make money. Nothing.

Given the choice (Score:2)

by Kernel Kurtz ( 182424 )

Between the official government crippled AI or one that avoids such regulations I know which one I'll be choosing to use.

"He expanded his chest to make it totally clear that here
was the sort of man you only dared to cross if you had a
team of Sherpas with you. "