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The preliminary legislation is one of the first to tackle the potential risks associated with AI technology.
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to move forward with a draft law to govern how artificial intelligence is used in the European Union. It’s one of the first pieces of sweeping legislation focused on establishing guardrails to oversee the technology.