Lawmakers from EU agree draft on AI rules

Members of the European Parliament have voted to advance draft regulation on rules around the use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance, and other applications of artificial intelligence.

The vote on Thursday brings the bloc a step closer to passing a package of rules, known as the AI Act, which, with an update, also proposes to regulate AI tools such as ChatGPT, the chatbot created by OpenAI that has transformed the tech sector.

Two lawmaking committees approved amendments to an original text proposed by the European Commission, with 84 votes in favor, 7 against and 12 abstentions.