Meta has announced it will not sign the European Union’s voluntary code of practice for AI, just weeks before the EU’s AI regulations take effect on August 2.

In a LinkedIn post, Meta’s chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan cited “legal uncertainties” and said the code includes “measures which go far beyond the scope of the AI Act.”

The EU’s code of practice aims to help companies prepare for the AI Act. It includes rules such as banning pirated content for AI training, requiring updates on AI tools, and honoring content owners’ opt-out requests.

The AI Act itself is a risk-based framework that bans certain high-risk uses and imposes strict rules for others like biometrics and AI in hiring or education.

🔗 Source: TechCrunch

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