Euronews hosted an international AI summit on Wednesday in Brussels to debate how the EU is going to move forward on regulating artificial intelligence.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 The European Union is at risk of going too far too soon when it comes to regulating artificial
00:08 intelligence. That's the opinion of Ireland's Trade Minister who addressed a one day Euronews
00:15 international AI summit in Brussels.
00:19 We need to be careful here. This isn't just about getting this done in time. It's also
00:24 more important that it's done well. And I think the danger here is we try to do too
00:30 much perhaps. And we find that the definitions and the guardrails that we're putting in place
00:39 perhaps are out of date within months, never mind years. But I think it would be a mistake
00:47 to try to do too much too quickly in the context of a technology that is evolving at such a
00:53 pace.
00:54 A final position on the EU's AI Act is being negotiated by the bloc's institutions. An
01:02 agreement is expected later this year. But there's disagreement with some of the contents
01:07 of the legislation, including concerns around over-regulation. The European Commission's
01:14 Vice President says even though the technology is still evolving, boundaries need to be set
01:20 now.
01:21 I would not assist to something which would be over-regulation because I believe that
01:26 we need regulation of AI. But I think that now we know quite a lot about the potential
01:33 possible risks stemming from some of the AI parts of technologies. And that's why we are
01:40 coming with a piece of legislation, AI Act, which in my view is proportionate and necessary.
01:46 The use of facial recognition technology is another contentious subject. The European
01:51 Parliament is proposing strict rules around its use, whereas EU governments want exemptions
01:57 for law enforcement. In June, MEPs endorsed a blanket ban on AI-powered facial recognition
02:04 in public spaces.
02:05 [SWOOSH]