The kick-off Plenary for the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice took place online

The European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office kicked off the process for drawing-up of the first Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models, under the AI Act. Nearly 1,000 attendees including general-purpose AI model providers, downstream providers, industry, civil society, academia, and independent experts, took part in the online Plenary to help develop the Code of Practice. The meeting had a working character and therefore was open only to eligible stakeholders who signed up via the EU Survey by 25 August 2024.

Ahead of their publication in autumn, the AI Office also presented initial results from the multi-stakeholder consultation on the Code of Practice, which received almost 430 submissions.

The Code of Practice aims to facilitate the proper application of the AI Act's rules for general-purpose AI models, including transparency and copyright-related rules, systemic risk taxonomy, risk assessment, and mitigation measures. The Code of Practice process will involve four working groups meeting three times to discuss the drafts. This process will be led by chairs and vice-chairs. These independent experts have been selected after the call for expression of interest. The list of the chairs and the vice-chairs of the four working groups is available.

The final version of the Code of Practice will be published and presented in a closing plenary, expected in April 2025. More information about the development of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is available online.