About the AI Act
Status: Proposal, approved by the EU Parliament on 13 March 2024.
Next Steps: To be formally approved by the EU Council, and thereafter be published in the Official Journal.
Full name: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain union legislative acts.
Type: Regulation
Objective and key elements:
- First ever attempt to enact a horizontal regulation of AI
- Aiming to:
- harmonise AI-regulation within the EU,
- protect fundamental rights,
- enhance the positive aspects of AI, and
- ensure free movement of AI systems
- Applies to AI Systems and General Purpose AI
- Includes a risk-based approach depending on AI purposes (and risk levels divided in categories “unacceptable risk”, “high risk”, “limited risk” and “minimal risk”)
Relevant to: Developers and deployers (users) of AI systems and General Purpose AI
Documents (newest on top):
- Consolidated version text after the Provisional Agreement on 8 December 2023, (version published by the Parliament on 2 February 2024)
- Parliament’s adopted negotiation position mandate, compromise text
- EU Commission draft 21 April 2021, link
- Read more at the European Commission website, link
(Last updated 20 March 2024)