European Union AI Act

The EU makes a momentous first step in governing AI

"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind." - Frank Herbert, Dune

How do you govern a technology that is ill-defined, rapidly changing, maybe capable of destroying all of humanity, and maybe capable of greatly aiding it? Do you ban it, ignoring possible benefits, or do you let it develop without guardrails, disregarding the damage al…