Technological developments like the stellar rise of ChatGPT played a role in disrupting the AI Act’s discussions, as EU lawmakers scrambled to decide how to deal with a technology that is moving at a neck-breaking speed and is not covered in the original proposal. This is perhaps the most significant political issue still open. A potential compromise discussed last week was to put stricter obligations on foundation models like ChatGPT, notably with strict risk and quality management requirements and external audits.
Source: AI Act: European Parliament headed for key committee vote at end of April