EU AI Legislation Evolution: Insights from Various European Holds
The Center for Data Innovation is set to host a panel discussion on May 25, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET, focusing on striking the right balance between regulation and innovation in the European AI Act (AIA). This video webinar event offers a unique opportunity to listen to leading experts debate their visions for making the EU the world's most attractive region for AI development, innovation, and deployment.
The AIA, currently under discussion by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, aspires to be the world's first comprehensive legislative framework to regulate AI and AI-powered systems. The key perspectives on balancing regulation and innovation emphasize a risk-based approach that aims to protect fundamental rights and safety while supporting AI uptake and innovation.
The AIA categorizes AI systems into risk tiers—unacceptable, high, limited, and minimal risks—with corresponding regulatory obligations. Proposed amendments and policy discussions focus on legal certainty and liability, governance and supervisory capacity, innovation support measures, and voluntary pre-compliance efforts.
Experts advocate revising the Civil Liability Directive to incorporate specific fault-based or strict liability rules for high-risk AI systems, improving harmonization, reducing litigation costs, and promoting innovation by clearly defining provider and deployer responsibilities. The preferred option is introducing strict liability for high-risk AI, enforcing ex ante risk internalization and clear accountability mechanisms, which supports both user protection and cross-border scalability.
Effective implementation demands adequate resources and capacity for regulators to assess risk properly, avoiding gaps where innovation or safety could be compromised. Besides regulatory rules, the AIA is complemented by initiatives like the AI Innovation Package and AI Factories to stimulate investment and development within a human-centric framework. The AI Pact encourages early adoption of key obligations voluntarily to smooth the transition and foster a culture of compliance supportive of innovation.
Audience members can join the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #ourwebsite. The panel discussion invites Emilia Tantar, Chief Data and AI Officer at Black Swan LUX, Julia Fenart, Director of European Public Affairs and Communications at FranceDigitale, Michaël Reffay, Deputy Advisor for Digital and Telco at the French PermRep, Sylwia Giepmans-Stepien, participating in the panel discussion at Google Public Policy, and Yordanka Ivanova, Legal and Policy Officer for AI Policy at DG CNECT, European Commission. Ben Mueller, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Data Innovation, will moderate the panel discussion.
Slido is a platform for submitting questions for the panel discussion. The location of the panel discussion is not specified in the provided text. This discussion on the AIA is a particularly interesting time to discuss different perspectives on how the Act can strike the right balance between regulation and innovation. The Center for Data Innovation's Twitter handle is @DataInnovation.
- The European AI Act (AIA), currently under discussion, aspires to be the world's first comprehensive legislative framework for AI, prioritizing a balance between regulation and innovation.
- The panel discussion hosted by The Center for Data Innovation on May 25, 2022, debates strategies to make the EU the world's most attractive region for AI development and deployment, emphasizing this balance.
- Experts suggest revising the Civil Liability Directive to incorporate fault-based or strict liability rules for high-risk AI systems, fostering innovation while ensuring user protection and cross-border scalability.
- The AI Pact encourages early adoption of key obligations voluntarily to smooth the transition and foster a culture of compliance supportive of innovation within the AI Innovation Package and AI Factories.
- The panel discussion on May 25, 2022, invites various experts, including Emilia Tantar, Julia Fenart, Michaël Reffay, Sylwia Giepmans-Stepien, Yordanka Ivanova, and moderator Ben Mueller, to share their visions on striking this balance in the AIA.
