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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll in Brussels

EU agrees ‘historic’ deal with world’s first laws to regulate AI

Lawmakers voting in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Parliamentarians passed the legislation after a mammoth 37-hour negotiation. Photograph: Jean-François Badias/AP

The world’s first comprehensive laws to regulate artificial intelligence have been agreed in a landmark deal after a marathon 37-hour negotiation between the European Parliament and EU member states.

The agreement was described as “historic” by Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner responsible for a suite of laws in Europe that will also govern social media and search engines, covering giants such as X, TikTok and Google.

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