AI Act: A Step Closer to the First Rules on AI

AI Act: A Step Closer to the First Rules on AI *The following post was originally published on the LinkedIn post of Center for AI and Digital Policy There is some exciting news from the European Parliament on the EU AI Act. 📢 “AI Act: a step closer to the first rules on Artificial Intelligence […]

EU AI Act: Council of EU Calls for Promoting Safe AI that Respects Fundamental Rights

On 6th December 2022, the Council has adopted its common position (‘general approach’) on the Artificial Intelligence Act. Its aim is to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems placed on the EU market and used in the Union are safe and respect existing law on fundamental rights and Union values. The draft regulation presented by the Commission in April 2021 […]

A quick guide to the most important AI law you’ve never heard of

The European Union is planning new legislation aimed at curbing the worst harms associated with artificial intelligence. By Melissa Heikkiläarchive It’s a Wild West out there for artificial intelligence. AI applications are increasingly used to make important decisions about humans’ lives with little to no oversight or accountability. This can have devastating consequences: wrongful arrests, incorrect grades for students, […]

Algorithmic discrimination in Europe

This report investigates how algorithmic discrimination challenges the set of legal guarantees put in place in Europe to combat discrimination and ensure equal treatment. More specifically, it examines whether and how the current gender equality and non-discrimination legislative framework in place in the EU can adequately capture and redress algorithmic discrimination. It explores the gaps […]