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The European AI Act is about to come and it will fundamentally shape the entire AI Ecosystem in the EU. The Regulation aims to foster the wide adoption of AI by requiring the implementation of Trustworthy AI, meaning the AI Systems shall be lawful, robust and ethical.
The AI Act affects the development, marketing and usage of AI in Europe, and the additional requirements are expected to further increase the cost and complexity of “doing AI”. All involved stakeholders are facing new technical, legal and organizational challenges, and the fines for non-compliance are substantial, with up to 6% of the global annual turnover or € 30M, whichever is higher (according to one of the proposals).
The appliedAI Institute for Europe gGmbh has the goal to enable Trustworthy AI at scale by openly collaborating with all actors of the AI Ecosystem to co-create methods, tools, guidelines, trainings and other resources. Specifically, our goals are:
If and to what extent you are facing any additional obligations under the AI Act depends significantly on the risk class of your AI Use Case (or the “AI-System” as it is called in the AI Act). The Risk Class depends on the intended purpose of the AI System, the area of application and the potential harm associated with its usage. There are four classes:
As the AI Act itself, the method is work in progress and we are looking forward to continuously adjusting and improving it. Join in and help co-creating this method: from the AI Ecosystem for the AI Ecosystem!
With this in mind, we are working on a Method for Risk Classification, which you can openly access here (see below), try it out, and tell us what you are thinking about it :-)
Our goal is to develop an open reference library of cases as a reference for anyone who wants to apply AI in a functional area of the organization. Important: This is no legal advice. We take no responsibility for the correctness of the information provided. So please use it as reference only!
What data can I find here?
This table contains a total of 106 AI Systems (aka. Use Cases) in the enterprise along with a Risk Classification according to the European AI Act, with reference to the proposals of
For each AI System, the table contains
Note: The English text was generated using Google Translate
Focus on AI in the enterprise
The AI systems studied are all taken from the enterprise context, i.e. AI in other application areas, such as for specific industries (e.g. medicine, aerospace, automotive) or sectors (e.g. education, public administration, healthcare), are not included. Thus, the results are not representative for the totality of all AI applications, but give a very good and broad overview of AI in functional areas of companies.
Significance of the AI systems studied for companies in Europe
The AI systems considered are currently in use, but not only in Europe. Therefore, we cannot make a statement about whether and to what extent the selection of AI systems is representative for AI in European companies.
Limited information about AI systems
The descriptions of the AI systems were limited and in some cases the lack of details was a reason for unclear classification. With more information, the proportion of unclear cases would possibly decrease. This observation shows that comprehensive details about the AI system need to be known for an unambiguous classification.
Changes to the AI Regulation
This study was prepared during the ongoing negotiations of the AI Regulation. We have endeavored to apply the same standard to all AI systems and to pick up divergent rules from recent drafts and indicate them as such. Future changes may result in different classifications.
Potential errors
The AI regulation is a comprehensive and complex set of rules, and AI is a complex and multi-faceted technology. Both are continually evolving. The authors have dealt extensively with both issues and there have been various review cycles to review the study with lawyers as well as experts from the EU institutions. Nevertheless, it cannot be ruled out that errors may have crept in during the drafting process.
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