Artificial intelligence

All news and posts of our editorial team on the topic

Katharina Zweig – researcher for fair AI
Katharina Zweig, a professor for theoretical computer science at the TU Kaiserslautern, wants to make artificial intelligence systems better and fairer. In the Algorithm Accountability Lab headed by her, she, therefore, investigates how to measure the quality and fairness of algorithmic decision-making systems. She is convinced that, in addition to improved AI, knowledge is the […] continue reading →
AI Act: Hot summer guaranteed
In the deliberations on the AI Act, the lead committees LIBE and IMCO met in joint session and also asked the shadow rapporteurs from other committees to state their priorities. However, the timetable is sporting – and is likely to make finding a compromise more difficult. continue reading →
AI Regulation: a stack of amendments
The AI Regulation is a complex piece of regulation: It is intended to provide the use of certain classes of algorithmic systems with legal guard rails. The horizontal regulation is currently occupying the Parliament and the Council. Now, the ITRE opinion is a second opinion of a co-advisory committee. continue reading →
AI: Commission has European standards drawn up
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec), and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) are to develop European standards to support “secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence”, according to the EU Commission. This emerges from the Commission’s draft implementing decision. Accordingly, the political objectives in the area of artificial intelligence […] continue reading →
David Schönwerth – not afraid of data
David Schönwerth lived most of his life in Stuttgart, less than 100 kilometers from the French border. But the first time he really came to France – apart from a day trip to Strasbourg – was for his master’s degree in public policy at Sciences Po in Paris. Schönwerth, who is also a member of […] continue reading →
AI Act: more time for amendments
There still seems to be a great need for discussion among the members of the two committees IMCO and LIBE around the provisions of the planned KI law. In any case, the deadline for submitting amendments to the draft report of the two rapporteurs Brando Benifei (IMCO) and Dragoş Tudorache (LIBE) on the AI Regulation […] continue reading →
AI Regulation: more time for implementation
In its new compromise proposals on Articles 70 to 85 of the AI Regulation, the French EU Council Presidency proposes to give member states an additional year for implementation. Accordingly, the Presidency wants to extend the general deadline for the application of the Regulation from 24 to 36 months after its entry into force in […] continue reading →
Axel Voss: “We could have been bolder”
“Whoever leads in AI also leads the world. That is why we cannot afford to lag behind,” says Axel Voss (59), rapporteur in the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age (AIDA) in the EU Parliament. The report of the AIDA Special Committee was adopted yesterday in the European Parliament with a large […] continue reading →
AI law: deputy warns of conflicting obligations
Existing legislation in the transport sector should be better reflected in the law on artificial intelligence. That was the call made by Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) rapporteur Josianne Cutajar (S&D) in her draft opinion on the AI law. She said it is important to ensure that the law does not overlap with sector-specific legislation […] continue reading →