France, Germany,
and Italy have insistedon the introduction of voluntary Codes of Conduct,
rather than sanctions on foundation models (such as Chat GPT, which serves as
the most basic and fundamental model for the development of high-level
technology and systems) in relation to the EU 'Artificial Intelligence Act.'
This is in direct conflict with the European Parliament's stance.
Based on the risks
associated with artificial intelligence, the EU Executive Commission has
advocated for the introduction of the world's first comprehensive law
regulating the use of artificial intelligence, known as the 'Artificial
Intelligence Act.' Currently, the European Parliament, the EU Council, and the
EU Executive Commission are engaged in trilateral negotiations for the final
legislation.
Recently, with the
emergence of so-called 'foundation models' in artificial intelligence, France,
Germany, and Italy have opposed the regulation of foundation models and have
even raised the possibility of the entire Artificial Intelligence Act failing.
In a joint
document drafted on the 19th, France, Germany, and Italy argued that the
general regulation of foundation model artificial intelligence violates the
principles of technological neutrality and risk-based AI regulation.
As an alternative,
they proposed regulating the use of foundation models in a manner that aligns
better with risk-based AI regulation and suggested introducing a 'Code of
Conduct' for foundation model developers, making compliance mandatory.
Furthermore, they
demanded that foundation model AI developers publicly disclose a summary of
technical documents detailing information on the model card, technical details
related to machine learning, and information about the capabilities and
limitations of the model when optimally utilized.
However, they
decided not to impose sanctions for violations of the Code of Conduct in the
early stages of legal implementation. Instead, in the event of systematic
violations of the Code of Conduct, they proposed conducting an analysis and
impact assessment of the violations before introducing a sanction system.
Meanwhile, the
European Parliament is internally discussing the regulation of foundation
models. As the European Parliament insists on general regulation for foundation
models, a clash with the EU Council seems inevitable.