Xinhua News Agency, Brussels, March 13th (Reporter Zhang Zhaoqing) The European Parliament passed the "Artificial Intelligence Act" by an overwhelming vote on the 13th, which marked that the European Union cleared the last obstacle of legislative supervision on artificial intelligence.
    At the plenary session of the European Parliament held in Strasbourg, France, the bill received 523 votes in favour and 46 votes against.
    Thierry Bredon, member of EU internal market, posted a message on social media, welcoming the adoption of "the world’s first comprehensive and binding regulation on trusted artificial intelligence" by the European Parliament.
    It is reported that the bill will be published in the EU Gazette after all the approval procedures have been completed and will take effect in 20 days. The relevant provisions in the bill will be implemented in stages.