European Parliament President Metsola tells MEPs not to rely on AI when drafting laws
Parliament is preparing guidelines for MEPs and building an in-house AI tool for sensitive work after a rise in AI-written amendments, some citing laws that do not exist; the guideline text is not yet out.
Why it matters
The legislature that wrote the EU AI Act is now setting rules for its own use of the technology. Metsola said AI-drafted amendments cannot replace debate, that people should be told when AI has been used and that responsibility rests with elected members. Officials cited a case in which a wrong AI legal answer took Parliament's lawyers two days to disprove. Commercial models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Llama stay available for less sensitive tasks. Watch for the published guidelines and whether other parliaments copy them.
Key facts
- Metsola spoke at a Parliament event on AI use on 4 November
- Guidelines for MEPs in preparation
- In-house AI tool for sensitive work on internal infrastructure
- Some AI-written amendments cited non-existent laws
- One wrong AI legal answer took lawyers two days to disprove