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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo

TechScape: Can the EU bring law and order to AI?

Members of the European parliament in a voting sessions about the AI act in mid-June.
Members of the European parliament in a voting sessions about the AI act in mid-June. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images

Deepfakes, facial recognition and existential threat: politicians, watchdogs and the public must confront daunting issues when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence.

Tech regulation has a history of lagging the industry, with the the UK’s online safety bill and the EU’s Digital Services Act only just arriving almost two decades after the launch of Facebook. AI is streaking ahead as well. ChatGPT already has more than 100 million users, the pope is in a puffer jacket and an array of experts have warned that the AI race is getting out of control.

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