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EU Commission: the third draft of the Code of Conduct for General Purpose Artificial Intelli-gence (GPAI) has been published.
The European Commission has announced the third draft of the Code of Conduct for AI for General Use, drafted by independent experts, which includes commitments by AI model providers on documentation, copyright policy and a security framework for AI models with systemic risk.
This kicks off the final drafting cycle as the Code will be finalized based on feedback from stakeholders on this proposal. Compared to the two previous drafts, this version of the Code has a more streamlined structure with more precise commitments and measures. The project is based on a concise list of high-level commitments and provides more detailed measures for the implementation of each commitment. These are 2 transparency and copyright commitments for all providers of general-purpose AI models, and an additional 16 safety-related commitments only for providers of general-purpose AI models classified as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk.
The first two sections of the draft code detail transparency and copyright obligations for all providers of general-purpose AI models, with significant exemptions from transparency obligations for providers of certain open-source models in line with the AI Act. Regarding transparency, an easy-to-use standard documentation module has been included that allows you to easily document the necessary information in one place. The section on copyright contains the key measures of the second draft, but in a simplified and clearer form.
The third section of the Code is only relevant for a limited number of providers of the most advanced general-purpose AI models that could pose systemic risks, in accordance with the classification criteria set out in Article 51 of the AI Regulation 1689/2024.
Along with the third draft, a dedicated executive summary and an interactive website were also released.
The final code is expected to be ready by May 25, 2025, as a tool for providers of general-purpose AI models to demonstrate compliance with the AI Act, incorporating state-of-the-art practices.
The EU Office for Artificial Intelligence has updated its FAQs to reflect these changes and will report on stakeholder feedback and publish guidance on the scope of the AI Act, including definitions, market placement, exemptions and pre-August 2025 models.
This kicks off the final drafting cycle as the Code will be finalized based on feedback from stakeholders on this proposal. Compared to the two previous drafts, this version of the Code has a more streamlined structure with more precise commitments and measures. The project is based on a concise list of high-level commitments and provides more detailed measures for the implementation of each commitment. These are 2 transparency and copyright commitments for all providers of general-purpose AI models, and an additional 16 safety-related commitments only for providers of general-purpose AI models classified as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk.
The first two sections of the draft code detail transparency and copyright obligations for all providers of general-purpose AI models, with significant exemptions from transparency obligations for providers of certain open-source models in line with the AI Act. Regarding transparency, an easy-to-use standard documentation module has been included that allows you to easily document the necessary information in one place. The section on copyright contains the key measures of the second draft, but in a simplified and clearer form.
The third section of the Code is only relevant for a limited number of providers of the most advanced general-purpose AI models that could pose systemic risks, in accordance with the classification criteria set out in Article 51 of the AI Regulation 1689/2024.
Along with the third draft, a dedicated executive summary and an interactive website were also released.
The final code is expected to be ready by May 25, 2025, as a tool for providers of general-purpose AI models to demonstrate compliance with the AI Act, incorporating state-of-the-art practices.
The EU Office for Artificial Intelligence has updated its FAQs to reflect these changes and will report on stakeholder feedback and publish guidance on the scope of the AI Act, including definitions, market placement, exemptions and pre-August 2025 models.
