Officials from both blocs will discuss the disruptive field at a Trade and Technology Council meeting in Luleå, Sweden, at the end of the month. Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s executive vice-president for digital issues, told reporters that any agreed-upon standards would serve as a stopgap until the EU’s AI Act comes into effect. (Reuters)

Talking point: Brussels and Washington are both advancing their own policymaking processes to govern machine learning and other automated systems, but legislation takes time and the technology is spreading fast. International cooperation is in vogue, at least. On Saturday, the leaders of the G7 committed to work together on governance and interoperability for “inclusive” AI. Industry executives who say they welcome regulation have also urged policymakers to talk across borders. (Social media firms sounded similar notes a few years ago.) In a Financial Times op-ed, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said his firm is advancing and rolling out AI responsibly, and lobbied for “robust, pro-innovation frameworks” between the U.S. and EU. Pichai is set to meet with Vestager Wednesday.