Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence
AI Regulation ). The AI Regulation is the first ever legal framework, globally, focused solely on artificial intelligence (
AI ) and has striking similarities to the GDPR. If adopted as drafted, the AI Regulation would have significant consequences for many organisations who develop, sell or use AI systems, including the introduction of a new set of legal obligations and a monitoring and enforcement regime with hefty penalties for non-compliance.
At its heart, the AI Regulation is focused on the identification and monitoring of high risk AI systems and the key questions for organisations who develop, sell or use AI will be whether the AI system in question is likely to be considered high risk and what this means for those high-risk AI systems if the AI Regulation is adopted, as drafted.
The EU is considering a ban on AI for mass surveillance and social credit scores
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The European Union is considering banning the use of artificial intelligence for a number of purposes, including mass surveillance and social credit scores. This is according to a leaked proposal that is circulating online, first reported by
Politico, ahead of an official announcement expected next week.
If the draft proposal is adopted, it would see the EU take a strong stance on certain applications of AI, setting it apart from the US and China. Some use cases would be policed in a manner similar to the EU’s regulation of digital privacy under GDPR legislation.