Meta Won’t Sign EU’s Code of Practice for Generative AI, Says Executive

The Code of Practice is a voluntary framework on AI transparency, copyright, and security to help companies prepare for the EU’s AI Act.

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Meta’s chief global affairs officer, Joel Kaplan, said on Friday that the U.S. tech giant will not sign the EU’s new voluntary code of practice for general-purpose AI, citing legal uncertainties and measures that go beyond the scope of Europe’s main AI law.

In a statement posted on LinkedIn, Kaplan said the company will not be signing the Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI (GPAI), a set of nonbinding guidelines covering AI transparency, copyright, and security.