Regulating General Purpose AI in the EU: An Analysis of the AI Code of Practice

The EU stands at a pivotal moment for the future of digital governance. The implementation of the AI Act (AIA), one of the world’s first comprehensive and democratically legitimised pieces of Artificial Intelligence (AI) legislation, has started, and is due to be completed by 2027. Aiming to support companies with this staggered process, the European Commission has recently published a Code of Practice (CoP) for providers and developers of General Purpose AI (GPAI) models.

The tool is meant to facilitate compliance with the AIA while external bodies develop the technical standards. Despite the seemingly technical nature and limited scope of the CoP, ensuring that companies adhere to it is of the utmost importance in order to boost the safety of AI in the EU. This policy brief outlines the development of the Code and explains its political relevance. This research aims to kickstart a process of reflection on necessary amendments to the text ahead of future revisions of the CoP;

Read the full Policy Brief here.

Giulia Torchio is a Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre.

Samuel Goodger is Policy Analyst in the Social Europe and Wellbeing Programme. 

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