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26 tech companies sign up to EU Commission's AI Code of Practice on General-Purpose (GPAI)

Posted 02 Aug 2025

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26 major tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and IBM, have voluntarily signed the EU Commission’s AI Code of Practice on GPAI.

  • Code is voluntary, signatories may benefit from enhanced legal certainty and a smoother transition into the binding requirements of the EU AI Act slated to take effect within the next two years.
  • The code has three chapters i.e. transparency, copyright and Safety & Security
  • About EU AI Act
    • EU AI Act is the world’s first comprehensive AI law.
    • The act takes a risk-based approach to regulation, applying different rules to AI according to the risk they pose.
    • It ensures clearer accountability for AI providers, with a direct impact on businesses using generative AI through their value chains and third-party risk management.
    • Much like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU AI Act is anticipated to become a global standard, aiming to ensure AI's positive rather than negative effects on lives worldwide.
    • Compliance: Penalties for non-compliance are significant—up to 7% of global turnover.
  • Key concerns raised by companies
    • Code introduces legal uncertainties for model developers and extends beyond the scope of the forthcoming AI Act. 
    • Regulatory complexity and administrative burdens may impact Europe’s AI competitiveness

AI regulation in India

  • India no law specifically regulating AI. 
  • Instead, it has focused its resources on a government mission designed to support the development and adoption of AI.
  • The IndiaAI mission aims to foster an innovative, skilled, safe, and trustworthy AI ecosystem.
  • Tags :
  • AI governance
  • AI Code of Practice on General-Purpose (GPAI)
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