CWEB Business News: Meta Rejects EU AI Code of Practice – What It Means for Tech Giants

CWEB Business News: Meta Rejects EU AI Code of Practice – What It Means for Tech Giants

By CWEB Business News | AI Regulation, Tech Policy, Meta News Meta Refuses to Sign EU’s AI Code, Citing Legal Concerns In a major development reported by CWEB News, Meta has become the first Big Tech company to reject the European Union’s voluntary AI code of practice, setting the stage for a potential clash with regulators. While […]

Meta Opts Out of EU’s Voluntary AI Code of Practice Ahead of New Regulations

Meta has announced it will not be signing the European Union’s voluntary code of practice related to the forthcoming AI Act, a move that underscores the challenges of aligning tech industry practices with regulatory expectations. This development occurs shortly before the EU is set to implement new rules governing general-purpose AI systems, signaling potential conflicts ahead for other tech firms navigating the regulatory landscape. The EU’s in…

AI REGS & RISKS: Meta Says 'No' to the EU

By Greg Woolf, AI RegRisk Think Tank On July 18, Meta publicly declined to sign the European Commission’s new AI Code of Practice, the voluntary framework meant to prepare providers of frontier models for the EU AI Act. Meta’s global‑affairs chief Joel Kaplan called the document “over‑reach” that would “throttle the development and deployment of frontier AI models in Europe.” Click Here to Learn More About the AI Readiness Program for Financial …