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Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules
欧盟就全球首部人工智能领域全面监管法规达成协议
On Friday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached (1)____ provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act. This regulation aims (2)____ ensure that fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental (3)____(sustain) are protected from high risk AI, while boosting innovation (4)____ making Europe a leader in the field. The rules establish obligations for AI (5)____(base) on its potential risks and level of impact. Officials were under the gun (6)____(secure) a political victory for the flagship legislation. Civil society groups, however, gave it a cool (7)____(receive) as they wait for technical details that will need to be ironed out in the coming weeks. They said the deal didn’t go far enough in protecting people from harm (8)_____(cause) by AI systems. “Today’s political deal marks the (9)____(begin) of important and necessary technical work on crucial details of the AI Act, (10)____ are still missing.” said Friedlaender, head of the European office of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a tech industry lobby group.
legislation: [ledʒɪsˈleɪʃn] n. a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament. 法规,条律
under the gun: 顶着压力
1.a 2.to 3.sustainability 4.and 5.based 6.to secure 7.reception 8.caused 9.beginning 10.which
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COP28: Climate action can’t wait
COP28:气候行动刻不容缓
COP(United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention of the Parties--COP)28, (1)____(take) place in the United Arab Emirates from 30 November to 12 December 2023, aims to address the climate crisis (2)____ agreeing on ways to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C (3)____ achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved (4)____ roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” ---- a first for a UN climate conference ---- but the deal still stopped short (5)____ a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of fossil fuels. But it didn’t call for an outrig