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.

Google will sign the EU's AI code of practice, which provides a framework for compliance with the EU's AI Act.

Microsoft announced Thursday that it has signed the EU’s voluntary Code of Practice for general-purpose AI model providers. The code lays out steps that companies can take in order for the European Commission to consider them complaint with the AI Act, which regulates artificial intelligence in general.