Meta will not sign the European Commission’s Code of Conduct for General Purpose AI (GPAI) models, after considering that Europe is heading in the wrong direction on the issue.
“We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s Code of Conduct for General Purpose AI (GPAI) models, and Meta will not sign it,” said Joel Kaplan, the company’s head of global relations, in a statement to X on Friday, the 18th.
“This Code introduces a series of legal uncertainties for model developers, as well as measures that go far beyond the scope of the AI Law,” the executive stated.
Kaplan said that companies and policymakers across Europe have spoken out against this regulation. Earlier this month, more than 40 of Europe’s largest companies—including Siemens, Airbus, and BNP—signed a letter calling on the Commission to “Stop the Clock” on its implementation, he noted.
“We share the concerns raised by these companies that this overreach will limit the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI models in Europe and harm European companies seeking to build businesses on them,” he said.
The code was designed to help industry comply with the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI, which will come into force in the European Union on August 2, 2025. The code’s goal is to ensure that general-purpose AI models placed on the European market—including the most powerful ones—are safe and transparent, the European Commission said.
According to the Commission, signing the code would reduce administrative burdens and provide greater legal certainty compared to providers who demonstrate compliance through other means.
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