Enterprises and technology groups warn: EU should not overly regulate artificial intelligence basic models

On November 23rd, companies and technology groups warned the European Union not to overly regulate basic models of artificial intelligence in the upcoming rules, as this could stifle emerging startups.

This call comes as EU countries and EU lawmakers are entering the final stage of negotiations on rules that may set benchmarks for other countries. One of the biggest focuses of debate is on basic models, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which has been trained on a large amount of data and has the ability to learn from new data to perform various tasks.

The members of DIGITAL EUROPE include Apple, Ericsson, Google, and others, In a letter, the organization stated, "In order to make Europe a global digital leader, we need to be able to leverage basic models and GPAI (General Artificial Intelligence)." A company that leads innovation in artificial intelligence. As representatives of the European digital industry, we have seen tremendous opportunities for foundational models and the emergence of new innovative participants in this field, many of whom were born in Europe. We should not regulate them before they have the opportunity to expand their scale, nor force them to leave

The organization stated that they support a joint proposal by France, Germany, and Italy to limit the scope of artificial intelligence rules for basic models to transparency requirements.