As New Zealanders and New Zealand institutions and organisations try to come to grips with AI and generative AI systems, globally there is much afoot to try and rein in, or at least put regulations around, the technology. As Australia's Minister for Industry and Science noted in June, using AI safely and responsibly “is a balancing act the whole world is grappling with at the moment”. By Annie Gray.
In mid-June, the European Parliament was negotiating the first ever rules for safe and transparent AI. It had adopted its negotiating position on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act with 499 votes in favour, 28 against and 93 abstentions ahead of talks with EU member states on the final shape of the law.
A statement on the European Parliament website says the rules would ensure that “AI developed and used in Europe is fully in line with
