Security News > 2021 > April > EU Unveils AI Rules to Tackle Big Brother Fears
The EU unveiled a plan Wednesday to regulate the sprawling field of artificial intelligence, aimed at helping Europe catch up in the new tech revolution while curbing the threat of Big Brother-like abuses.
There have been competing concerns over the plans from both big tech and civil liberties groups arguing that the EU is either overreaching or not going far enough.
"Today's proposals aim to strengthen Europe's position as a global hub of excellence in AI from the lab to the market," EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said.
Google and other tech giants are taking the EU's AI strategy very seriously as Europe often sets a standard on how tech is regulated around the world.
Civil liberties activists warned ahead of the unveiling that the rules do not go far enough in curbing potential abuses in the cutting-edge technologies.
"The EU must take a stronger position... and ban indiscriminate surveillance of the population without allowing exceptions."