A vision for the AI Office: Rethinking digital governance in the EU

A vision for the AI Office: Rethinking digital governance in the EU This article has been co-authored by Kai Zenner, Philipp Hacker and Sebastian Hallensleben for Euractiv. 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 […]
Commission establishes AI Office to strengthen EU leadership in safe and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Commission establishes AI Office to strengthen EU leadership in safe and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence On 29th May 2024 the Commission has unveiled the AI Office, established within the Commission. The AI Office aims at enabling the future development, deployment and use of AI in a way that fosters societal and economic benefits and innovation, while mitigating risks. […]
AI Act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI

AI Act: Council gives final green light to the first worldwide rules on AI On 21st May 2024, the Council of the European Union approved a ground-breaking law aiming to harmonise rules on artificial intelligence, the so-called artificial intelligence act. The flagship legislation follows a ‘risk-based’ approach, which means the higher the risk to cause harm to society, the stricter […]
EU AI Act Compliance Matrix

EU AI Act Compliance Matrix Author: IAPP Principal Researcher, Privacy Law and Policy, Müge Fazlioglu CIPP/E, CIPP/US This resource is intended to aid in compliance with the EU AI Act by providinga high-level overview of its keys requirements for organizations. This tableillustrates the articles of the EU AI Act that apply to each operator acrossthree […]
Article Alert: A Robust Governance for the AI Act: AI Office, AI Board, Scientific Panel, and National Authorities

Article Alert: A Robust Governance for the AI Act: AI Office, AI Board, Scientific Panel, and National Authorities Authors: Claudio Novelli, Philipp Hacker, Jessica Morley, Jarle Trondal, and Luciano Floridi Abstract: Regulation is nothing without enforcement. This particularly holds for the dynamic field of emerging technologies. Hence, this article has two ambitions. First, it explains […]
EU AI Act Compliance Journey

EU AI Act Compliance Journey The EU AI Act is intended to regulate the development, supply and use of AI systems and AI systems for general purposes in the EU. Operators, including providers and installers, must demonstrate compliance with the applicable requirements before placing such systems on the market or offering services. The appliedAI Institute […]
Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law

Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law This article is written by Yasmina Yakimova and Janne Ojamo for European Parliament News. On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation. The regulation, agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023, was endorsed by MEPs with 523 […]
Global AI Law and Policy Tracker

Global AI Law and Policy Tracker Countries worldwide are designing and implementing AI governance legislation and policies commensurate to the velocity and variety of proliferating AI-powered technologies. Efforts include the development of comprehensive legislation, focused legislation for specific use cases, national AI strategies or policies, and voluntary guidelines and standards. There is no standard approach […]
What does the EU AI Act mean for Affective Computing and Emotion AI?

What does the EU AI Act mean for Affective Computing and Emotion AI? This article is written by Michel Valstar on his LinkedIn blog. The EU AI Act will heavily affect innovation and commercialisation of affective computing in the EU. Despite talk of having measures to support innovation, the EU AI Act will seriously stifle […]
2024 BRIEF overview on LLM / “foundation models” / 2023’s version of “AI”

2024 BRIEF overview on LLM / “foundation models” / 2023’s version of “AI” This article is taken as is from the blog of Prof. Joanna Bryson. History: In 2023, the EU was consolidating its legislation called “The AI Act” (or AI Regulation.) Despite the fact that this is a fairly boring piece of legislation just […]