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Re:EU proposing to regulate the use of Bayesian estimation by tpmx on Sunday April 25, 2021 @01:37PM (#26934628)
The methods that in this proposal would be prohibited to use for certain pretty bad purposes reads like this:

"(a) Machine learning approaches, including supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, using a wide variety of methods including deep learning;

(b) Logic- and knowledge-based approaches, including knowledge representation, inductive (logic) programming, knowledge bases, inference and deductive engines, (symbolic) reasoning and expert systems;

(c) Statistical approaches, Bayesian estimation, search and optimization methods."

I find this (machine learning, logic/knowledge, statistics) to be pretty a pretty good definition of what they're after. The fact that very specific things are also mentioned does not seem like a red flag to me - it's the way laws are written, with examples, to give guidance to courts.

Re:EU proposing to regulate the use of Bayesian estimation by Hermel on Monday April 26, 2021 @06:21AM (#26941045)
No, it’s the way laws are written in a broken legal system. In a well-designed, principles-based legal system, laws are kept short and concise, with guidance and examples being provided through more suitable channels.