Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)

On 21 April 2021, the European Commission published the proposal for a regulation "laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)."

The Artificial Intelligence Act aims to address the present and potential concerns raised by the use of AI systems which affects the safety, security, and the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union. The primary objective of the AI Act is to include a technology-neutral definition of 'AI systems' which is compatible with the EU law and to provide a set of rules tailoring a risk-based approach for the governance of different AI systems.

'General Approach' of the European Council

On 6 December 2022, the European Council adopted a common 'Generel Approach' on the AI Act, which