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A Small But Welcome Step in Prying Open AI’s Black Box
The world’s first comprehensive AI legislation is frustratingly vague, but it’s better than nothing.
German creatives demonstrated in June demanding greater regulation of AI.
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Sorry, OpenAI. The European Union is making life for the leaders of artificial intelligence much less private.
A newly agreed draft of the region’s upcoming AI Act will force the maker of ChatGPT and other companies to share previously hidden details about how they build their products. The legislation will still rely on companies to audit themselves, but it’s nonetheless a promising development as corporate giants race to launch powerful AI systems with almost no oversight from regulators.