Meta Spurns EU’s Voluntary AI Safety Pledge Ahead of New Law (1)

Meta Platforms Inc.is spurning the European Union’s voluntary artificial intelligence safety pledge that’s planned as a stopgap measure before the bloc’s AI Act rules take full force in 2027.

Meta could join the so-called AI Pact initiative at a later stage, a spokesperson for the company said by email on Tuesday. Meta added that it is “focusing on our compliance work under the AI Act at this time” and wants to prioritize that effort.

Meta’s position contrasts with Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which both confirmed through spokespeople that they will sign the pledge. The company ...