Lawmakers and governments were still wrangling on Thursday
morning over several key issues concerning the governance of AI,
after talks extended through the night into a second day.
The EU has been trying to finalise details of the draft rules
proposed by the European Commission two years ago, but has
struggled to keep up with the rapidly evolving technology.
According to the document, which circulated among lawmakers on
Thursday morning, the AI Act would not apply to free and
open-source licenses unless, for example, they are deemed
high-risk or being used for already banned purposes.
Open-source refers to the free and open sharing of software
code, allowing anyone to contribute to upgrading it or resolving
bugs.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI was founded as an open-source nonprofit,
before co-founder Sam Altman pivoted to a capped-profit
structure in 2019
Notable European companies operating in the open-source AI space
include France's Mistral and Germany's Aleph Alpha, both of
which have previously criticised European proposals to regulate
the technology.
(Reporting by Martin Coulter, Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun
Chee; Editing by Jan Harvey and Mark Potter)
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