Commission receives nearly 430 responses to consultation
Almost 430 stakeholders have responded to the European Commission’s consultation on a planned EU code of practice for general-purpose artificial intelligence.
Announcing the high level of interest on 24 September, the Commission said the responses will feed into its work on finalising the AI code, which should be implemented in just under two years’ time.
Submissions came from providers of general-purpose AI systems, industry, academia, civil society and other groups, the Commission said. They were “all offering varied perspectives on how to ensure trustworthy and responsible AI within the EU”.
Provisions for the code, which is aimed at addressing issues such as transparency, copyright-related rules and risk mitigation, were made in the EU’s AI Act and are due to apply from August 2026.
The code itself is expected to be drawn up by April next year.
Guiding implementation
The responses to the consultation will also be used to guide the work of the AI Office, a body that will oversee the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.
In addition, staff at the AI Office will be able to use the submissions to develop a template and guidelines for summarising the data used to train general-purpose AI models.
Almost 1,000 organisations also took up the offer of helping to draw up the code. Discussions will start online on 30 September.
Separately, the Commission announced that more than 100 companies have signed a pact through which they are volunteering to start implementing the AI Act early, including by identifying the risks of their AI systems and promoting AI literacy among their staff.
It said: “The signatories include multinational corporations and European small and medium enterprises from diverse sectors, including IT, telecoms, healthcare, banking, automotive and aeronautics.”
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