EU To Ban “Unacceptable” Use of AI

Following last week’s leak of proposed new rules about the use of AI systems, The European Commission looks likely to ban some "unacceptable" usage of AI in Europe.

The Leak and the Letter

This latest announcement that the European Commission aims to ban "AI systems considered a clear threat to the safety, livelihoods and rights of people" (and thereby “unacceptable”) follows the ‘leak’ last week of the proposed new rules to govern the use of AI (particularly for biometric surveillan...