Inside Europe's 'Groundbreaking' A.I. Regulations

At the end of April, the European Union outlined ambitious new regulations for the use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). Systems that determine who gets a job, or who’s eligible for a bank loan, will have to prove their trustworthiness. While implementation is several years away, companies worldwide are already adjusting. The EU says the new rules reflect its human-centered values; skeptics say the laws intend to clip the wings of Chinese and American innovators, who are widely considered well-ahead in the global A.I. race.   On today’s Brainstorm, Michal Lev-Ram and Brian O’Keefe explore how the regulations will impact both businesses and users in Europe and elsewhere. Fortune’s Jeremy Kahn discusses how the tech industry has responded to EU regulations in the past – and what that spells for the future.    Anu Bradford, a law professor and Director of the Center for European Legal Studies at Columbia University, explains how Europe hopes to mitigate the risk of A.I. systems without disincentivizing innovation.   Also in this episode, Alex Beyer, Data Protection Officer for Sweden-based Hubert A.I., an A.I. job recruiting platform, describes what compliance with the new regulations will mean for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices