Any regulation on AI should be heavily informed by applications and use cases. An attempt to create a top-down preamptive regulatory framework would likely jeopardize innovative opportunities. The EU’s regulatory framework should facilitate a culture of utilizing and understanding t...
In June 2024, the European Union adopted the AI Act (AIA), its first comprehensive legal instrument in this field. Notwithstanding the undoubted importance of the very adoption of this act, it is much less certain whether it will significantly contribute to more trustworthy and human-centric AI...
an attempt is now being made to adequately represent generative AI systems in the regulation as well. In future, this type of AI system will be referred to as a "foundation model" (cf. Art. 3 No. 1c AI Act). The classification of an AI system as a "Foundation Model" alone will...
specifically the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which includes provisions applicable to products and services using AI technologies such that companies must consider the GDPR when using AI systems to collect or process personal data of individuals located in the EU and EEA....
These requirements for AI regulation might sound intense, but they’re a great example of how crucial technical documentation is for keeping companies on the right side of the law. How has the EU AI Act evolved? The EU AI Act has evolved rapidly since its proposal. And keeping up with the...
European legislators first proposed introducing regulation of artificial intelligence in 2021, although it was the subsequent launch of ChatGPT — followed by the high-profile release of “Heart on My Sleeve,” a track that featured AI-powered imitations of vocals by Drake and The We...
The US had initially declined to join, arguing that the group’s approach focused too heavily on regulation, which it feared could hamper US innovation. However, it changed its mind following negotiations in May, having decided that by joining the group it would be better able to counter Ch...
The European Parliament has taken a significant step towards regulating artificial intelligence systems by voting in favor of the EU AI Act. This act, if passed into law, would be the first of its kind globally and aims to provide a comprehensive framework for AI regulation within the European...
The European Commission has pioneered the coercive regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), including a proposal of banning some applications altogether on moral grounds. Core to its regulatory strategy is a nominally "risk‐based" approach with interventions that are proportionate to risk levels. Ye...
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