Google said on Wednesday that it will sign the EU's artificial intelligence guidelines, which Meta previously declined to sign due to concerns that the guidelines could stifle innovation. Google said in a blog post that it plans to sign the guidelines, hoping to use this to make it easier for European citizens to use advanced new artificial intelligence tools when they become available. Before Google made this statement, Meta recently stated that it would refuse to sign because it feared that the standard would limit innovation in the European field of artificial intelligence. However, Google has also expressed concerns that the guidelines may slow the progress of artificial intelligence technology. Google Global Affairs President Kent Walker said in a blog post on Wednesday: “We are still concerned that the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Code may slow down the development and application of artificial intelligence in Europe.”

Google said on Wednesday that it will sign the EU's artificial intelligence guidelines, which Meta previously declined to sign due to concerns that the guidelines could stifle innovation. Google said in a blog post that it plans to sign the guidelines, hoping to use this to make it easier for European citizens to use advanced new artificial intelligence tools when they become available. Before Google made this statement, Meta recently stated that it would refuse to sign because it feared that the standard would limit innovation in the European field of artificial intelligence. However, Google has also expressed concerns that the guidelines may slow the progress of artificial intelligence technology. Google Global Affairs President Kent Walker said in a blog post on Wednesday: “We are still concerned that the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Code may slow down the development and application of artificial intelligence in Europe.”