European lawmakers want global AI rules but clash over regulation at home.The European Parliament debated global AI governance in Strasbourg on Thursday, calling for deeper international cooperation to manage AI risks, including through engagement with the United States and China. But the debate also exposed divisions over how far governments should go in regulating AI and how much responsibility should fall on the companies developing it.The disagreement extends to Europe’s own approach. Brussels defended its decision to withdraw the AI Liability Directive after lawmakers called for its revival.Addressing the plenary on Thursday, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela argued that international engagement was essential because "artificial intelligence knows no border." He pointed to existing forums for joint discussions, such as the G7, G20, the United Nations AI summits, OECD, Council of Europe, and the Network of AI Safety and Security Institutes. Nevertheless, the EU wants “to team up and to advance work on model evaluation, verification, peer-reviewing, AI security, and much more."The debate showed broad political support for international cooperation on AI, including with the United States and China, with several lawmakers comparing the technology's potential risks to those of nuclear weapons. "We have to start talking to people that we don't agree with, and that means talking to China,” said Irish lawmaker Michael McNamara, rapporteur of the…

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