EU embraces comprehensive new AI rules

European lawmakers during Tuesday’s debate acknowledged that there was still significant work ahead. File photo: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images

The European Union has moved a step closer to enacting the most comprehensive guardrails on the fast-developing world of artificial intelligence.

Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday endorsed a provisional agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) rules, the world’s first legislation on a technology used in banking, internet-connected devices, smart homes and cars.