European Union (EU) tech chief Margrethe Vestager and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have said the two political forces are close to publishing a set of recommendations for the ethical development of AI technologies.
The politicians made the announcement on Wednesday (31 May), speaking at a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.
“We need accountable artificial intelligence," Vestager said. "Generative AI is a complete game changer.”
"We think it's really important that citizens can see that democracies can deliver," she added, hoping "to do that in the broadest possible circle – with our friends in Canada, in the UK, in Japan, in India, bringing as many onboard as possible."
Vestager revealed the code could be published "within weeks", while the US Secretary of State stressed the need for a document that would help “establish voluntary codes of conduct that would be open to all like-minded...