https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ai-and-automation/eu-ai-act-chatgpt

European Union lawmakers have passed the EU AI Act that will govern use and deployment of artificial intelligence technology within the EU. This includes a controversial amendment that bans the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces. The draft legislation is still subject to changes as individual European Union countries have to agree before it becomes legislation, but this is a significant step in its progress to becoming law.

The rules were proposed by the European Commission and cover any use of AI technology but had to be adapted to consider the implications of generative AI. The technology wasn't widely considered when the law was first drafted, but the success of ChatGPT and the subsequent mass roll-out of other automation tools forced the EU to act.