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On March 27, European parliamentarians voted to postpone the implementation of key provisions of the European Union Act on Artificial Intelligence (the EU Core Act on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence), while supporting the proposal to ban strip-to-face applications. The European Parliament, by an overwhelming majority, adopted the above-mentioned measures by postponing the compliance deadline for high-risk artificial intelligence system developers until December 2027. High-risk artificial intelligence systems are those systems that are found to pose “a serious threat” to health, safety or fundamental rights. Artificial intelligence system developers subject to industry-specific safety regulations such as toys, medical devices, compliance period..

On January 7th, the EU is looking at this product under Elon Mask's flag “extremely” because the artificially intelligent chat robot Grok generated sexualized images of minors on social platform X. The European Commission spokesman, Thomas Renier, said at the press conference on Monday, local time: “We have noticed that the `spicy model' launched by the X platform or under its banner, Grok, will generate explicit sexual content, some of which also includes images of the image of children.” The "spicy mode" that he's referring to is the function that Grok introduced last year to produce with sex..

Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Reuters published a blog post yesterday (July 31) reporting that Elon Musk's xAI announced on Thursday that it would sign the safety and security chapter of the European Union's Generic Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence. Developed by 13 independent experts and incorporating input and suggestions from more than 1,000 stakeholders, including AI developers, academics, civil society organizations, copyright holders, and safety experts, the guidelines provide practical tools to comply with regulatory standards for transparency, copyright, and safety and security, 1AI previously reported. ...

July 31 news, Google said on the 30th local time, the enterprise will be in the United States, including model suppliers, including several other companies signed the European Union "General AI Code of Conduct", hope that through the framework of the "Code" to accelerate the process of European citizens and enterprises to obtain safe and first-class AI tools. Google notes that Europe will benefit greatly from the rapid and widespread deployment of AI tools, with the region's annual economy expected to grow by 8%, or about €1.4 trillion, by 2034 (note: current exchange rate is about 11.56 trillion yuan). While Google agreed to sign...

July 11, 2011 - The European Commission yesterday (July 10) issued a notice launching the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice to help companies comply with relevant regulatory standards in the development of AI. Developed by 13 independent experts and incorporating input from more than 1,000 stakeholders, including AI developers, academics, civil society organizations, copyright holders, and safety experts, the code provides practical tools to comply with transparency, copyright...

April 22, 2012 - OpenAI Ireland Ltd. has reported significant growth in the number of active users of its ChatGPT Search feature in the European Union over the past six months, according to a report filed by the company. For the six-month period ending March 31, 2025, ChatGPT Search reached an average of approximately 41.3 million monthly active users, compared to approximately 11.2 million for the six-month period ending October 31, 2024, a significant increase. According to 1AI, Op...

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- At the Artificial Intelligence Summit in Paris, which opened Monday, some 60 European companies -- including traditional industrial giants and AI startups such as Mistral, a large French maker of language models -- signed an initiative aimed at propelling Europe to become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence. However, the very fact that these companies have signed the initiative reflects the general perception that Europe is not yet a leader in AI. According to 1AI, the initiative, called the "EU AI Champions Initiative," will take place at the AI Paris Action Summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron,...

According to a January 23 Bloomberg report, the EU will propose the creation of an Advanced Research Projects Agency, modeled on a U.S. government entity, to invest in strategic technologies as part of a broader effort to improve the EU's competitiveness. The EU will also call for a new supercomputing infrastructure for AI. Sources familiar with the matter and documents indicate that these plans have been incorporated into a new draft EU strategy to be released at the end of January. The plan, dubbed the Competitiveness Compass, will be released next month and is intended to provide guidance on how to compete with the U.S. and China over the next five years...

Chip giant NVIDIA completed its acquisition of Israeli AI startup Run:ai on December 30, following an antitrust review of the deal. The European Commission earlier this month unconditionally approved NVIDIA's $700 million (note: currently about 5.113 billion yuan) acquisition. In October, the EU said the deal was subject to antitrust scrutiny. The regulator had previously warned that the deal could weaken the competitive environment in both companies' markets. NVIDIA currently dominates the artificial intelligence graphics processor market, with a market share of 80%...

November 16 news, technology media engadget yesterday (November 15) published a blog post, the European Union has been released on November 14, the General Artificial Intelligence Code of Practice, a total of 36 pages, the goal of the development and use of General Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) models to set up a regulatory framework. Definition of General Purpose Artificial Intelligence Models The preliminary draft of the General Purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Code of Practice defines a GPAI model as: an artificial intelligence model, including an AI model trained by self-supervision at scale using large amounts of data, which demonstrates significant versatility and is capable of a wide range of...

On August 1, 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act officially came into effect, marking the arrival of a new era of regulation. This groundbreaking regulation will set clear standards and compliance requirements for the application of artificial intelligence within the EU. The implementation of this act means that the EU has taken an important step in the governance of artificial intelligence and also reflects the EU's risk management-based approach. The act sets staggered compliance deadlines for different types of artificial intelligence developers and applications. Although most provisions will not be fully applicable until mid-2026, some key provisions will come into effect six months later, including a prohibition on the use of artificial intelligence in certain...

Recently, the European Union officially launched a consultation on rules for providers of general-purpose artificial intelligence models (GPAI). These providers include well-known AI companies such as Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI.The consultation is intended to provide guidance to developers on how to comply with legal obligations under the framework of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to ensure that GPAIs are "trustworthy ". Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed to service provider Midjourney Under the plan, the EU's Human...

Meta issued a statement to Axios on Wednesday, announcing that due to unclear EU regulations, the company will not release its new multimodal AI model or future versions to customers in EU countries. This decision has triggered widespread discussion about the EU AI regulatory environment, and also reflects the strategic adjustment of US technology giants in the face of different global regulatory requirements. Meta's multimodal AI model has the ability to process video, audio, images and text, and was originally planned to be applied to a variety of products, including: 1. Smartphone applications 2. Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses The potential application range of these models is wide...

Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, at its Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris last week. Like the previous Galaxy S24 series, the two phones come pre-installed with Google's Gemini app. Gemini is Google's generative AI tool, and on Samsung's 2024 flagship models, users can activate the Gemini interface with a "Hey Google" voice command or by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. …

Recently, the European Commission announced that it will launch a number of funding programs for generative artificial intelligence, which will be carried out in the "Horizon Europe" work program next year with a total budget of up to 500 million euros. This plan aims to help the EU catch up with the world in the field of artificial intelligence, especially using technologies like ChatGPT to solve real-world industrial problems. Source note: The image is generated by AI, and the image is licensed to the service provider Midjourney. This initiative, called "GenAI4EU", plans to fund multiple collaborative projects and encourage companies and research institutions to form teams to jointly develop…

Microsoft's AI deals and collaborations with OpenAI and Google and Samsung may face antitrust investigations from the European Union because EU regulators have found "exclusive" clauses in these companies. According to Reuters, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said last Friday that EU antitrust regulators will seek more third-party opinions. "We have reviewed the response and are now sending a follow-up request for information about the agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI to understand whether certain exclusive clauses have a negative impact on competitors." The report pointed out that the EU...

On May 29, local time, the European Union announced the establishment of the Office of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to regulate AI and support the development and use of credible AI, while preventing AI risks. ▲ Artificial Intelligence Office publicity map The office consists of 140 members, including technologists, lawyers and economists, with a chief scientific adviser and an international affairs adviser, and is divided into five departments: AI and robotics Regulation and compliance AI innovation and policy coordination AI safety AI social good The EU said the establishment of the office will be in the Artificial Intelligence Act ...

A task force of the European Union's Data Protection Commission recently said that while OpenAI has made some efforts to reduce the error rate of ChatGPT output, it is still not enough to ensure "full compliance" with EU data rules, according to Reuters. On Friday, the working group released a report stating that "in order to comply with the principle of transparency, OpenAI has taken some measures that also contribute to avoiding the output of erroneous information from ChatGPT, but these measures are still insufficient to comply with the principle of data accuracy." Image source Pexels to Italy...

Microsoft faces fines in the EU of up to $1% of its annual revenue if it does not respond to requests for information by May 27th. The threat stems from a request under the EU's Digital Services Act regarding the company's Bing search engine and its related generative artificial intelligence services. The disclosure was made to the public on May 17 in a posting on X.com that compelled Microsoft to "provide information on the risks of generative AI on Bing under the Digital Services Act." In a linked blog entry on the European Commission's official website labeled "News of the Day," the Commission...

The European Union's antitrust regulator has confirmed that Microsoft's significant $13 billion stake in OpenAI will not trigger a formal investigation. This marks a major shift for the tech giant, allowing it to avoid restrictions that may be imposed after complying with European merger regulations. Source note: Image generated by AI, image licensing service provider Midjourney The investment was announced last year and stipulates that Microsoft will receive a non-voting seat on OpenAI's board of directors, claiming that this does not equate to ownership of the artificial intelligence company. Microsoft believes that this investment is only strategic in nature, not...

The European Commission began an investigation into the AI sector in January this year, mainly to assess whether the tech giants were engaging in monopolistic behavior. Microsoft, in order to emphasize its lack of antitrust behavior when questioned, said that Google has two major natural advantages in the field and that competition exists in the field. Microsoft, when questioned by the European Commission, emphasized that Google currently has two major natural advantages in training AI, one of which is the search engine, which provides a massive amount of resources, and the other is the YouTube platform, which provides about 14 billion videos, which Google can use to train Gemini models, while other AI...

Microsoft's investment in OpenAI could trigger an antitrust investigation by the European Commission, according to foreign media reports. The European Commission said it was launching an investigation into agreements between digital market players and generative artificial intelligence developers and providers, focusing on the potential impact on the market. However, the commission did not disclose specific company information. The investigation also concerns whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is subject to review under the EU Merger Regulation. The review could further evolve into a formal investigation to determine whether to approve the deal unconditionally, require the company to make concessions before approving it, or even block the deal, the outlet said. ...