Google Refuses to Disclose Reason for Withholding Bard AI in EU

While Google’s AI helper Bard is presently available in 180 countries worldwide, the European Union and Canada have yet to be invited to the AI party. Almost two months after the launch of Google’s friendly AI chatbot, Bard, the firm is still denying access to specific countries, although no formal comment has been issued.

The best prediction is that Google will disagree with certain forthcoming requirements, not to mention that its methods may already be illegal under current GDPR restrictions.

The EU’s forthcoming AI Act is now making its way through the European Parliament in an attempt to drive current and prospective AI developers to make their products more transparent and safe for the general public. According to Wired, after speaking with various experts on the subject, Google is secretly stamping its feet over the minutiae of the act.

Even in its current version, Bard does not quite fit the bill when it comes to the EU’s internet safety standards. According to Daniel Leufer, a senior policy analyst at Access Now, in the Wired post, “There’s a lingering question whether these very large data sets, that have been collected more or less by indiscriminate scraping, have a sufficient legal basis under the GDPR.”

Aside from present legislation, the far more specific and stringent AI Act expected to be enacted in mid-June is likely to have a big impact on how Google’s AI too

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