In a resolution adopted on Tuesday, MEPs also voted to prohibit social scoring systems, the use of AI in judicial decisions, and private facial recognition databases — like the ClearviewAI system. A majority of lawmakers (377 to 248) backed the wide-ranging resolution on the use of AI in criminal law and policing. Bulgarian MEP Petar Vitanov, the resolution’s author, called the vote “a huge win” for European citizens: The risks of these systems have already been exposed. A predictive policing system used in the Netherlands, for example, was found to specifically target people of Eastern European origin. While the resolution is non-binding, the vote could be a strong indicator of what MEPs want from the EU’s highly-anticipated AI Act. Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to it right here.
