Von der Leyen spoke about the discussion on global control of AI

The issue of international control over advanced artificial intelligence systems was one of the topics of the informal EU summit in Dublin. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that European countries were invited to take a leading role in the development of global regulations in this area.

This appeal to the participants of the meeting was addressed by Professor Jeffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian scientist and Nobel Prize winner, whose research laid the foundations of modern neural network technologies.

According to von der Leyen, Hinton advocated the formation of an international system for managing artificial intelligence under the leadership of Europe. This initiative has been the subject of discussion among representatives of EU member states.

The head of the European Commission also recalled that the European Union has already adopted its own law on artificial intelligence. According to her, no other region of the world had a similar comprehensive instrument at the time of discussion.

Von der Leyen noted that European regulation was criticized in the preparation of the law. Opponents of the document feared that additional restrictions would slow down technological developments. However, subsequently, the primacy of the EU in creating a regulatory framework received a positive assessment, said the President of the European Commission.

However, she acknowledged that the current legislation is not without shortcomings. The main task remains to find a balance between supporting technological developments and protecting against potential threats associated with the development of artificial intelligence.