{"id":303473,"date":"2025-07-30T08:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303473\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:42:14","slug":"big-tech-split-google-to-sign-eus-ai-guidelines-despite-meta-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/303473\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Tech split? Google to sign EU\u2019s AI guidelines despite Meta snub"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google<\/a> on Wednesday said it will sign the European Union’s guidelines on artificial intelligence, which Meta<\/a> previously rebuffed due to concerns they could stifle innovation.<\/p>\n

In a blog post<\/a>, Google said it planned to sign the code in the hope that it would promote European citizens’ access to advanced new AI tools, as they become available.<\/p>\n

Google’s endorsement comes after Meta recently said it would refuse to sign the code over concerns that it could constrain European AI innovation.<\/p>\n

“Prompt and widespread deployment is important,” Kent Walker, president of global affairs of Google, said in the post, adding that embracing AI could boost Europe’s economy by 1.4 trillion euros ($1.62 trillion) annually by 2034.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0European Commission<\/a>, which is the executive body of the EU, published a final iteration of its code of practice for general-purpose AI models, leaving it up to companies to decide if they want to sign.<\/p>\n

The guidelines lay out how to meet the requirements of the EU AI Act, a landmark law overseeing the technology, when it comes to transparency, safety, and security.<\/p>\n

However, Google also flagged fears over the potential for the guidelines to slow technological advances around AI.<\/p>\n

“We remain concerned that the AI Act and Code risk slowing Europe’s development and deployment of AI,” Kent Walker, president of global affairs of Google, said in the post Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“In particular, departures from EU copyright law, steps that slow approvals, or requirements that expose trade secrets could chill European model development and deployment, harming Europe’s competitiveness.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Meta declined to sign the EU AI code of practice, calling it an overreach that would “stunt” the industry.<\/p>\n

“Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Joel Kaplan, Meta’s global affairs chief, wrote in a LinkedIn post<\/a> at the time. “This code introduces a number of legal uncertainties for model developers, as well as measures which go far beyond the scope of the AI Act.”<\/p>\n

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