Much of the EU AI Act’s treatment for general purpose AI with systemic risk hinges on evaluations of the models' capabilities. But how to properly evaluate these models is still under discussion.
Spearheading the implementation of the world's first comprehensive legislation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the AI Office requires robust leadership and an innovative structure that mirrors the dynamism of AI, write Philipp Hacker, Sebastian Hallensleben, and Kai Zenner.
Six years ago, the Brief imagined the ethical challenge that killer robots, possessing, artificial intelligence and presumably looking like Terminator, would pose.
Advanced technologies, especially the development of AI, are significantly modernising wealth management services, write Max Koretskiy and Illia Kyslytskyi.
The AI Act has been a long time coming. Whilst it’s a landmark piece of legislation, unfortunately, it fails to meet the bar on human rights protections, writes Laura Lazaro Cabrera.
Effective enforcement mechanisms to combat deepfakes are vital, considering the transnational nature of deepfakes and the potential for circumventing regulations, writes Cristina Vanberghen.
As it waits for the AI Act to take effect, Brussels should use its existing powers under competition law and the Digital Markets Act to challenge Big Tech’s growing influence over AI, writes Max von Thun.
This week, EU lawmakers will put the finishing touches on the world’s first attempt to regulate artificial intelligence. But whether they are willing to put the needs of people over Big Tech profits remains to be seen, write Kateřina Konečná and Cornelia Ernst.
In this open letter, researchers, think tanks, civil society, and ethics representatives defend the Spanish approach to risk management, putting the responsibility on developers, which, the letter argues, is a bare minimum to protect EU citizens and industry. To European legislators, As …
In the EU's AI regulation debate, model cards - summaries of a machine learning model - emphasise a risk shift from developers to users, and may be illusory in achieving their intended impact, writes Cristina Vanberghen.
It would be irresponsible for the EU to cast aside regulation of European foundation model developers. To support its SMEs and ensure AI works for people and society, the EU must create rules for these companies in the AI Act, …
The negotiators of the EU's artificial intelligence regulation should strengthen and empower the regulators. Otherwise, the enforcement of this regulation will be a struggle, writes Kris Shrishak.
Virtual AI assistants are poised to become virtual companions in people’s lives but legislators and regulators should adopt flexible principles to promote technological innovations while minimising risks, ensuring a favourable future for the virtual AI assistant revolution, writes Christophe Carugati. Christophe …
While the draft EU AI Act prohibits harmful ‘subliminal techniques’, it doesn’t define the term - we suggest a broader definition that captures problematic manipulation cases without overburdening regulators or companies, write Juan Pablo Bermúdez, Rune Nyrup, Sebastian Deterding and Rafael A. Calvo.
Whether AI systems can create original work sparks intense discussions among philosophers, jurists, and computer scientists and touches on issues of ownership, copyright, and economic competition, writes Stefano Quintarelli. Stefano Quintarelli is an information technology specialist, a former member of the …
The recent boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT has spurred a flurry of multilateral initiatives as regulators attempt to respond to the breakneck pace of development of AI systems, write Carisa Nietsche and Camille Ford.
NATO and the EU would do well to focus on traditional military hardware as they respectively embark on a rethink of old certainties and defence spending priorities, write Arthur de Liedekerke, Maarten Toelen and Rossana Bernardi.
Applying AI to energy efficiency techniques can deliver results quickly. One opportunity for Europe this winter is to better leverage the smart meters installed around the region with connected mobile applications that allow end-users to understand and manage their real time energy usage, write David Wallerstein and Philippe Benoit.
Mohammed Sijelmassi, CTO of Sopra Steria, a European IT company, stresses the importance of making AI accessible and transparent to and for all. He underlines the trustworthiness of AI not only as a value but also as a competitive advantage. He proposes two measures: first, in line with his previous article on the Digital Decade, to introduce AI-specific curricula into educational and adult learning systems to a much higher degree. Second, the EU and Member States should pool their resources to build AI superclusters, enabling European researchers and companies to train their models. This would be a measurable contribution to digital sovereignty.
A health-centric approach to the AI Act is essential for the protection of health and fundamental rights of European citizens, write Hannah van Kolfschooten and Janneke van Oirschot.
The new EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) should prevent, not just report, serious incidents. To help companies develop “safe and trustworthy AI applications”, the AI Act should require that “near-misses” are reported and addressed. Kris Shrishak is a Technology Fellow …
The proposed EU AI Act from April 2021, by excluding general purpose AI systems, risks endangering our fundamental rights and safety. In the first partial compromise Council text, the Slovenian Presidency introduced a new article on general purpose AI systems that fails to address the harms arising from these AI systems.
The EU Court has clarified that filters should not be trusted when they cannot do their job with adequate precision. But their supervision remains weak. The upcoming AI Act offers an opportunity to address this, writes Martin Husovec.
Last week, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) adopted its final recommendations. The headline finding? Europe is falling behind in the global race to gain a competitive edge through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
