The European Parliament gave the green light to a flagship new artificial intelligence (AI) regulation on Wednesday, paving the way for the law’s final adoption by EU member states. The majority of parliamentarians voted in favour of the law in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The AI Act is “the first regulation in the world that is putting a clear path towards a safe and human centric development of AI,” said EU legislator Brando Benifei in a press conference ahead of the vote. The forthcoming law establishes a certification regime for AI systems intended for “high-risk” uses listed in the legislatio…