A ChapGPT logo is seen on a monitor in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, Dec 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

BRUSSELS - EU countries and lawmakers have agreed on rules governing artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT after 10 hours of discussions, a person with direct knowledge of the talks said on Thursday.

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EU governments made compromises in the hopes of gaining lawmakers' backing to be able to use AI in biometric surveillance for national security, defense and military purposes, the person said.

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The talks which started at 1400 GMT on Wednesday are continuing with the focus on the use of biometric surveillance which lawmakers want to ban.