Artificial intelligence is the ability of machines to imitate human intelligence. This exciting mix is similar to human understanding and already supports many companies in their day-to-day work.
To ensure that AI systems are transparent and comprehensible, the European Parliament has now passed the world's first national AI law. This law regulates the use of artificial intelligence in the European Union and categorises AI systems into different risk groups. It defines what AI may be used for and under what conditions.
The most important points at a glance:
- For the first time, the AI Act provides a regulatory framework for the development and application of AI models.
- There is a ban on AI applications such as biometric categorisation based on sensitive characteristics or emotion recognition in the workplace.
- There are special obligations for high-risk AI systems, e.g. those used in critical infrastructure, healthcare or the financial sector and involving essential private or public services.
- The law includes high transparency requirements, i.e. compliance with copyrights and summarisation of data content used for training AI models must be ensured. High-performance models in particular must be reviewed and assessed with regard to systematic risks.
- It enables the promotion of AI development in the European Union through the creation of real-world laboratories where companies can develop and test AI models.
At coeo, we always keep an eye on the ethical, legal, social and technical aspects that go hand in hand with the responsible use of AI. After all, the AI Act is an important step for all of us to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI and to protect the rights of citizens.