AI Act: Provisional agreement published 1. Exclusion of remote biometric identification systems Recital 18 Scope of Application: Provisional agreement: The focus shifts to the purpose of law enforcement, indicating that the intrusive use of AI systems in 'real-time' remote biometric identification is particularly concerning in the context of...
Last-minute modifications to the Artificial Intelligence Act, the amended text, empower law enforcement to employ facial recognition technology on recorded video footage without requiring approval from a judge. The revised text grants police forces the authority to use post-facial recognition based on the approval of...
With the articles finalised, negotiators resume discussions on the recitals Following the political deal reached on 8 December 2023 under the Spanish presidency, the negotiation teams will meet on January 9, 12, and 16. These official meetings, complemented by informal discussions during the first half of...
The European Commission has put forward a new compromise text regarding general-purpose artificial intelligence as part of the ongoing trilogue negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act. The document addresses AI systems without predetermined tasks, referred to as "general purpose," which also includes AIs with "frontier...
In August, the United States provided detailed suggestions to the European Union regarding the treatment of artificial intelligence (AI) definition, high-risk AI systems, and foundation models in the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act. Reported by Reuters the suggestions were shared with EU policymakers and included...
A new political trilogue took place on October 2 and 3, 2023. The objective of this trilogue meeting was, on one hand, to establish the key principles for identifying a high-risk AI system and, on the other hand, to set out the framework for regulating...
The upcoming discussions on the Artificial Intelligence Act's final version are quickly approaching. Scheduled for October 2 and 3 in Strasbourg, the third political trilogue meeting will gather the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs from the European Parliament, Member States representatives, and experts from the European...
Key tech takeaways from von der Leyen’s speech Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her last annual State of the European Union speech before the next EU elections. Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence took centre stage in Ursula von der Leyen's speech to the Parliament. The...
Today [19 Jul 2023] Member states’ representatives (Coreper) reached a common position on the proposed legislation regarding the cyber resilience act (not yet available). The “negotiating mandate” will allow the Spanish presidency to enter negotiations with the European Parliament (“trilogues”) on the final version of...
Artificial Intelligence Act: On 12 June 2023 it was announced that the Spanish EU Council presidency will prioritize the AI Act proposal regardless of the governing party, with the absence of political leadership potentially benefiting negotiations. Convergence is expected between Spain and the European Parliament with...