The European Commission’s Proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act—A Critical Assessment by Members of the Robotics and AI Law Society (RAILS)

Martin Ebers, Veronica R. S. Hoch, Frank Rosenkranz, Hannah Ruschemeier and Björn Steinrötter
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Martin Ebers: Robotics & AI Law Society (RAILS), 12203 Berlin, Germany
Veronica R. S. Hoch: Faculty of Law, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Frank Rosenkranz: Faculty of Law, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
Hannah Ruschemeier: Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), 44799 Bochum, Germany
Björn Steinrötter: Faculty of Law, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany

J, 2021, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: On 21 April 2021, the European Commission presented its long-awaited proposal for a Regulation “laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence”, the so-called “Artificial Intelligence Act” (AIA). This article takes a critical look at the proposed regulation. After an introduction (1), the paper analyzes the unclear preemptive effect of the AIA and EU competences (2), the scope of application (3), the prohibited uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (4), the provisions on high-risk AI systems (5), the obligations of providers and users (6), the requirements for AI systems with limited risks (7), the enforcement system (8), the relationship of the AIA with the existing legal framework (9), and the regulatory gaps (10). The last section draws some final conclusions (11).

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; European Union (EU); regulation; harmonization; Artificial Intelligence Act (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 I12 I13 I14 I18 I19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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