Meta to spurn EU’s voluntary AI safety pledge ahead of new law

Facebook owner's position contrasts with Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google, which have both confirmed they will sign the pledge

Meta could join the so-called AI Pact initiative at a later stage, a spokesperson for the company said by email on Tuesday.

Meta Platforms is spurning the EU’s voluntary artificial intelligence safety pledge that is planned as a stopgap measure before the EU’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.