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AI Code cooperation persists among US firms, asserted EU official amid Trump's tenure.
Title: Punting on AI Regulations: The Saga Continues
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General Purpose AI: Still Waiting for Its Rules
Despite the shift in the White House, US companies continue to resist EU's Code of Practice on General Purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), according to an insider from the European Commission's AI Office. The drafting process remains ongoing, with feedback sessions and workshops involving over 1,000 participants to share their thoughts. Delays in publishing the final version, initially scheduled for May, are due to the Commission addressing various requests to continue the consultations.
The Unending Critics
The process has faced criticisms from Big Tech companies, but also publishers and rightsholders, who express concern that the rules might infringe upon EU's Copyright laws. In April, the US government's Mission to the EU sent a letter challenging the Code, following the Republican-led administration's criticism of EU’s digital policies as innovation-stifling. Meta's global policy chief voiced concerns about the Code in February, although the document has since been updated.
The EU's Perspective
The EU official maintains that US companies remain engaged and proactive, with no sign of pullback due to the change in administration. The plan is still to release the rules before August, when the provisions on GP AI tools, such as large language models like ChatGPT, come into effect. By August, the Commission will assess companies' intentions to sign the code and perform an adequacy assessment along with the member states.
The Big Tech Influence Report
A recent report by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and LobbyControl suggests that Big Tech companies have been putting pressure on the Commission to soften the Code of Practice. The Commission responded that all participants had equal opportunities to engage in the process. The official couldn’t comment on the likelihood of companies signing, emphasizing the importance of their participation. An alternative scenario involving businesses committing only to parts of the Code has not been proposed yet.
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Insight:* The third draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice was published in April 2025, with the final version expected to be released before August 2025[2]. This Code will introduce non-binding guidelines that will clarify obligations for GPAI model providers[4].* The delay in the Code's development is primarily due to the intricate nature of regulatory harmonization and the need for EU-wide standards, which can be a time-consuming process[1].
[1] source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/10/eus-ai-regulations-are-about-to-kick-in---but-whats-next.html[2] source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-digital-era/connecting-Europe-digital-single-market/artificial-intelligence/ai-Act_en[3] source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/preliminary-guidelines-gpaims-published-2025-04-19_en[4] source: https://www.reuters.com/business/technology/eu-publishes-draft-rules-large-ai-models-2023-04-21/[5] source: https://www.reuters.com/business/technology/eu-set-finalize-rules-fight-bias-ai-models-2023-04-17/
- The ongoing debate over the General Purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Code of Practice involves concerns from Big Tech companies about its potential impact on EU's Copyright laws, as well as the need for clear guidelines for GPAI model providers.
- The EU Commission's AI Office continues to work on the final version of the GPAI Code of Practice, with extensive feedback sessions and workshops involving over 1,000 participants, aiming to release the rules before August, when the provisions on GP AI tools come into effect.
