Wednesday, June 14th 2023
EU Approves Formation of Artificial Intelligence Act
The European parliament has voted today on a proposed set of rules that aim to govern artificial intelligence development in the region. The main branch has approved the text of draft of this legislation—a final tally showed participant counts of 499 in favor, and 28 against, and 93 abstentions at the Strasbourg HQ-based meeting. The so called "AI Act" could be a world first as well as a global standard for regulation over AI technology—members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are expected to work on more detailed specifics with all involved countries before new legislation is set in stone.
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market stated today: "AI raises a lot of questions socially, ethically, economically. But now is not the time to hit any 'pause button'. On the contrary, it is about acting fast and taking responsibility." The council is aiming to gain control of several fields of AI applications including drone operation, automated medical diagnostic equipment, "high risk" large language models and deepfake production methods. Critics of AI have reasoned that uncontrolled technological advancements could enable computers to perform tasks faster than humans—thus creating the potential for large portions of the working population to become redundant.
Sources:
Guardian, EU Proposal
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for the internal market stated today: "AI raises a lot of questions socially, ethically, economically. But now is not the time to hit any 'pause button'. On the contrary, it is about acting fast and taking responsibility." The council is aiming to gain control of several fields of AI applications including drone operation, automated medical diagnostic equipment, "high risk" large language models and deepfake production methods. Critics of AI have reasoned that uncontrolled technological advancements could enable computers to perform tasks faster than humans—thus creating the potential for large portions of the working population to become redundant.
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Maybe that's just me I don't know
Am I going too far off-topic? :ohwell:
this trailer predicted the future. it's so true. haha
Edit: As history has shown us on multiple occasions, not all progress is good. Sometimes it goes too far, and has to be taken back a notch.
Look at the power of Big Tech. Dystopia is just around the corner in the US and in China they already have a live environment of it by happily marrying gov and commerce; in many ways, I think its extremely healthy the EU is moving against that proactively.
In the end societies exist for their civilians, not their companies, especially not multinationals. We all need these perspectives for the future. Without them, faith in that future will erode rapidly - we're again already seeing this happen right before our eyes.
We need FAR MORE regulation to be fair, and it takes real courage to take a first step.
In a general sense this is also putting checks and balances on hypercapitalism which IMHO is another thing we all benefit from. As voters we should want this. As humans we should want this. The economy is a means, not a goal.
All I see from the EU lately is actual thought leadership. That is where our value is at. We have the historical background to make it happen, deep down everyone knows it must be done here.
When governments hinder common people to give companies more way, quality of life erodes fast.
When governments hinder companies to give common people more way, that's when they're really doing their job.
We're here on this planet for our own happiness after all, not to make some rich guy we're never gonna meet even richer.
In the end every single country is ran by its civilians and not its government. Even states like China or Russia. Look how afraid they are of the public. In every crisis it is the human factor that makes the difference. Even in our darkest hours (Cuba crisis) the red button was avoided not because of the chain of command, but because of an individual following his gut and realizing the weight of his decision. (If you need a source I'll provide).
Companies lack those checks and balances for as long as there is shareholder support. That is dangerous. Shareholders are not tied to any society. We also have live proof in the overall and continuous degradation of division of wealth. The power balance is royally screwed in commerce lately, and we don't benefit.
Edit: And that's where I agree that this is when governments have to step up and do the right thing.
It practically tells this story, control the flow of information and you control everything. I think its true. Real power doesn't come from guns or muscle, but from information dominance. Especially when the battlefield is half computer controlled.
www.wired.com/story/anti-porn-covenant-eyes-bond-revoked/
The slight difference probably being that in China the state pays for the Social Justice (credit?) system while in the US you pay for it, literally :nutkick:
I'm sure something similar is in the works for EU as well.
techcrunch.com/2021/06/08/ring-police-warrants-neighbors/
Sure but what's not natural is how legal is it to pay bribes, like in the US, & that corporations should be championed or lauded for sucking the life out of the middle class & especially the lowest earning workers!