Meta has formally rejected the European Union’s new Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, just weeks before the bloc’s AI Act begins to take effect. In a public statement, Joel Kaplan, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, criticized the voluntary code as legally ambiguous and exceeding the scope of the legislation.
The EU’s code, introduced as a compliance guide for upcoming regulations, requires AI developers to document training methods, honor content restrictions, and avoid using pirated materials. Meta argues the framework threatens innovation and poses regulatory risks to frontier model development.
While major tech firms including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google prepare to meet compliance deadlines by 2027, Meta’s refusal signals mounting industry resistance to the EU’s AI regulatory agenda.
