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EU AI Act

The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is a regulatory framework aimed at ensuring the safe and ethical development, deployment, and use of AI across the European Union. It categorizes AI systems into four risk levels—unacceptable, high, limited, and minimal—based on their potential impact on safety and rights.

Key points of the EU AI Act include:

  1. Risk-based approach: It focuses on AI systems that pose the highest risk, such as biometric identification or critical infrastructure applications.
  2. Transparency: High-risk AI systems must meet transparency requirements, providing clear information to users.
  3. Accountability: Developers and users of high-risk AI must ensure accountability, including maintaining logs and providing explanations for decisions made by AI systems.
  4. Human oversight: Certain AI applications, especially in high-risk categories, must have human oversight to prevent harm or misuse.
  5. Penalties: Non-compliance with the Act can result in significant penalties, including fines.

EU AI Act Risk Categories 

  1. Unacceptable Risk - AI systems that pose a clear threat to safety, rights, or fundamental values are banned under this category. E.g. Social Scoring, Facial recognition
  2. High Risk - AI systems that have a significant impact on safety or fundamental rights, requiring strict compliance with safety, transparency, and accountability standards. E.g. Diagnostic tools, clinical decision support.
  3. Limited Risk - AI systems with moderate impact, requiring transparency but not as strict oversight. These systems might not directly endanger health but still require accountability. E.g. AI chatbots, AI powered appointment scheduling.
  4. Minimal Risk - AI systems with negligible or no impact on safety or rights. These systems are encouraged to adhere to ethical guidelines but require no specific regulatory compliance. AI systems that pose a clear threat to safety, rights, or fundamental values are banned under this category. E.g. Workforce scheduling, fitness apps

 

The EU AI Act is designed to foster innovation while ensuring public safety, fundamental rights, and trust in AI technologies. 

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