The approval of the 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act' being promoted by the European Union (EU) leaves only a final vote in parliament scheduled for March or April.

TechCrunch reported on the thirteenth (local time) that the EU's Residents' Interior (LIBE) and Internal Market (IMCO) Committee passed the AI ​​Act by a vote of 71 to eight.

Prior to this, on the 2nd, EU countries gave final approval to the AI ​​law concluded in December last 12 months, effectively leaving only the formal approval process.

It is predicted that the ultimate vote in Congress will even pass easily. If it fails this time, the AI ​​law can have to go through the following parliament reconstituted after the EU elections in June, and on this case, it’s going to should wait several more years for it to really take effect.

In reality, the evaluation is that the 2 committees which have reviewed the laws for several years showed overwhelming support on this present day. Upon final approval, the AI ​​Act is predicted to take effect at the top of this 12 months.

After all, some people still hold opposing opinions. A representative example is the Pirate Party, which advocates civil rights, direct democracy, and open source.

“Unfortunately, despite the position of the European Parliament, governments have effectively nullified AI laws,” said Pirate lawmaker Marcel Colaya, who can be a member of the IMCO committee, in a press release. Due to this fact, the Pirate Party cannot support this plan.”

Patrick Breyer, also a Pirate Party MEP and LIBE committee member, warned: “Every public space within the EU could possibly be subject to everlasting biometric mass surveillance. This law legitimizes and normalizes a culture of distrust.”

Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com