India, July 18 -- Meta Platforms has refused to sign the European Union's voluntary code of practice for general-purpose AI, arguing that the framework exceeds the scope of the bloc's landmark AI Act and risks stifling innovation.
"Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI," wrote Meta's global affairs chief Joel Kaplan in a LinkedIn post on Friday. "This code introduces legal uncertainties for developers and includes measures that go far beyond the AI Act."
The code, which takes effect next month, is designed to guide companies toward compliance with the EU's risk-based AI Act. It requires documentation of AI systems, bans training on pirated content, and obliges developers to honor content owners opt-out requests.
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