Meta Says It Won’t Sign EU’s AI Code, Calling It Overreach (1)

Meta Platforms Inc. said it won’t sign the code of practice for Europe’s new set of laws governing artificial intelligence, calling the guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act overreach.

“Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Meta’s head of global affairs Joel Kaplan said in a post on LinkedIn. “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.”

The European Union published the code of practice earlier this month. It’s a voluntary framework meant to help companies put processes in ...