In what could be a harbinger of the future regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, the European Commission published its recent proposal for regulation of AI systems. The proposal is part of the European Commission’s larger European strategy for data, which seeks to “defend and promote European values and rights in how we design, make and deploy technology in the economy.” To this end, the proposed regulation attempts to address the potential risks that AI systems pose to the health, safety, and fundamental rights of Europeans caused by AI systems.