The EU publishes the first draft of regulatory guidance for general purpose AI models

On Thursday, the European Union published its first draft of a Code of Practice for general purpose AI (GPAI) models. The document, which won't be finalized until May, lays out guidelines for managing risks -- and giving companies a blueprint to comply and avoid hefty penalties. The EU's AI Act came into force on August 1, but it left room to nail down the specifics of GPAI regulations down the road. This draft (via TechCrunch) is the first attempt to clarify what's expected of those more advanc...