The European Union's legislative body took a significant step toward the passage of one of the world's first comprehensive bills for reining in artificial intelligence.

European lawmakers moved the AI Act, a bill designed to set rules for AI technology in Europe, through two committees on Thursday. The bill will now have its details finalized with the European Commission and individual member states, according to Reuters. The bill will reclassify AI software and tools according to the alleged level of risk.

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The legislation would ban the use of AI facial recognition in public spaces and AI predictive police software. It would also set new transparency measures for chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.

"It is a delicate deal. But it is a package that I think gives something to everyone that participated in these negotiations," Dragos Tudorache, a member of the European Parliament from Romania, said before the vote. "Our societies expect us to do something determined about artificial intelligence and its impact on their lives. It's enough to turn on the TV ... in the last two or three months, and every day you see how important this is becoming for citizens."

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The bill will next be put through a plenary vote of the European Parliament in June. The details will then be agreed to in a meeting involving representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.

The EU is not the only one with its eye on AI regulations. The White House and Congress have moved toward further research and restrictions on the technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to appear before Congress on May 16. He also visited Vice President Kamala Harris alongside other AI company leaders last week to discuss the guardrails required to regulate the industry properly.