Google has said it will adopt the EU’s voluntary code of practice for general-purpose AI, despite expressing concerns that the AI Act and accompanying code could hinder Europe’s progress in developing and deploying AI technologies.

By signing the EU’s code of practice, AI companies would agree to follow a slate of guidelines, which include providing updated documentation about their AI tools and services; no training AI on pirated content;

The voluntary code of practice aims to provide legal certainty to signatories on how to meet requirements under the Artificial Intelligence Act.