Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan discusses President Donald Trump’s new initiative with AI and more on ‘Fox & Friends.’

US Big Tech giant Meta said last week that it will not sign, having slammed the rules for stifling innovation. The Code, which the European Commission released last week, is a voluntary set of rules that touches on transparency,

Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” global affairs chief Joel Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday.

Meta says it won’t sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice agreement, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.” The code published by the EU on July 10th is a voluntary set of guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act’s rules around general-purpose AI before they come into effect in a few weeks.

Meta Platforms has decided not to sign the European Union's (EU’s) code of practice designed to help companies adhere to the bloc's AI Act. This decision was announced by Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan,

The European Union’s adoption of its General Purpose AI Code of Practice has drawn pronounced differences across the world of Big Tech. Meta has issued a public refusal to sign, setting up a sharp divergence from the industry.

The AI Act applies to AI models that the commission deems to carry systemic risks that could significantly affect "public health, safety, fundamental rights, or society," reports Reuters. It also includes the most well-known "foundational models" from companies like Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

The company has previously been critical on the Commission’s work on GPAI, claiming it stifles innovation. View on euronews

Meta Platforms Inc. said it won’t sign the code of practice for Europe’s new set of laws governing artificial intelligence, calling the guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act overreach.

The company won’t adhere to the voluntary code of practice as its head of global affairs said the bloc was on the wrong path on AI.

Meta said on Friday that it won't sign the European Union's new AI code of practice. The guidelines provide a framework for the EU's AI Act, which regulates companies operating in the European Union.