Google to Sign EU General Purpose AI Code of Practice
Google will sign the EU general-purpose AI (GPAI) code of practice in hopes that it will boost Europeans' access to "secure, first-rate AI tools as they become available," the company said Wednesday.
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It will join other companies, including U.S. model providers, in voluntarily signing the code despite misgivings, Google's Global Affairs President Kent Walker blogged Wednesday. Speedy deployment is important, he said, because Europe stands to boost its economy 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) annually by 2034.
"We remain concerned that the AI Act and Code risk slowing Europe’s development and deployment of AI," Walker wrote. He pointed to departures from EU copyright law, steps that slow approvals, and requirements that expose trade secrets as factors that could hurt European competitiveness.
Rules for those providing GPAI models take effect Saturday, after the European Commission published guidelines this month clarifying the code (see 2507180001).