Irish Examiner view: EU passes first law regulating artificial intelligence 

EU bans real-time surveillance and biometric tech with three exceptions: Threats of terrorist attacks, searches for victims, and prosecuting serious crime

The European Parliament and EU member states have agreed the world's first laws to regulate artificial intelligence. Picture: Jean-Francois Badias/AP

Among the hurrahs celebrating the EU for formulating the world’s first laws to regulate artificial intelligence, there are a number of caveats. As always, it is a good idea to read the small print, of which there is very little.

The rules, to develop “AI you can trust”, followed 37 hours of negotiations between the European Parliament and member states.