European Parliament President Roberta Metsola warned MEPs Wednesday not to be overreliant on AI in decision-making, as the Parliament prepares new guidelines for lawmakers on how to use it. Secretary-General Alessandro Chiocchetti said at the same event that Parliament is building its own AI tool for sensitive work, hosted on its internal infrastructure. As POLITICO reported in July, commercial AI models, such as ChatGPT, Claude and Meta’s Llama, can still be used for less sensitive tasks.
Parliament officials have warned of a surge in AI-written amendments, including some that reference laws that don't exist. Chiocchetti cited the case of an MEP who turned to AI for legal advice and got a wrong answer. The administration will submit new guidelines on using AI to senior leaders “very soon,” Chiocchetti said.
Existing guidelines for staff date from 2024. He added he wants to use AI to help sort through thousands of amendments. But the drafting and consideration of laws need to remain with MEPs, as “the risk is indeed that we delegate the political debate to a chatbot.” “Every text we vote has to be one that people wrote, checked, and are willing to defend.
Anyone reading a new regulation should be able to find out who decided and hold them responsible.”
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