| Syllabus: GS-III; Subject: Science & Technology; Topic: Computer and ICT, Issue: AI Act |
Context: European Union lawmakers approved the AI Act.
It marked a significant step in regulating AI technologies.
Highlights:
- The Act aims to protect fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law, and environmental sustainability from high-risk AI.
- Certain AI applications threatening citizens’ rights will be banned.
- Biometric categorization systems.
- Emotion recognition in workplaces and schools.
- Social scoring,
- Predictive policing based solely on profiling.
- AI manipulation of human behavior.
Concerns:
It may become outdated due to the rapid evolution of AI technology.
Conclusion:
There is a need for ongoing collaboration between businesses and lawmakers.
 Prelims connect (Institutions in News):
| European Union (EU):·       Formed in the aftermath of World War II to foster economic cooperation and prevent further conflict.
·       It is a political and economic union of 27 member states located primarily in Europe. ·       It has established a single market, allowing for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people within its borders. ·       It has also introduced a common currency, the euro, which is used by 19 of its member states. ·       The EU is India’s 2nd-largest trading partner (after the US) and India’s 2nd-largest export market. ·        India is the EU’s 10th largest trading partner. |
