Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , Standards, Regulations & Compliance

Europe Begins Drafting AI Code of Practice

The European Commission appointed a 13 member team to draft the general purpose artificial intelligence code of practice mandated by the AI Act.

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The commission on Monday announced four working groups that will oversee drafting of the rules pertaining to transparency, copyrights, risk assessment, and governance related to AI systems such large language models. The rules on general purpose AI are set to kick in next August.

Each working group consist of chairs and vice-chairs from computer science, AI governance and laws fields.

"Their leadership is central to developing and refining drafts," the commission said. "For example, the co-chairs of the working group on transparency and copyright bring a unique combination of expertise. One has a deep background in European copyright law, while the other offers extensive knowledge in AI transparency."

The AI Act came into force in August (see: EU AI Act Enters Into Force). Among its mandates for the code of practice is that developers disclose copyrighted material used to train AI models. Any company caught violating the new law risks fines of up to 35 million euros or 7% of a corporate annual turnover.

As part of the draft code finalization, the EU AI Office said nearly 1,000 stakeholders took part in an online discussion on Monday.

The commission received over 450 responses after an initial meeting in July and the EU AI office will hold a workshop for general purpose AI developers mid-October, an agency spokesperson said.

The latest developments comes just days after over 100 companies signed up for the EU's voluntary AI pact, although Meta, Apple and the Paris-based MistralAI distanced itself from the initiative (see: Over 100 EU Firms Commit to Implementing Key AI Act Provisions).