LAW FIRM FOR EU AI ACT COMPLIANCE

Definition of AI

Artificial Intelligence (also called AI) is to be achieved by algorithms and software techniques and especially by machine learning. The classical machine learning consists of the methods based on classical statistics and probability theory. The newer so-called neural networks include the so-called deep learning and reinforcement learning. While classical software is rule-based, machine learning software systems are data-based. The prerequisite for functioning Artificial Intelligence is therefore sufficiently large data volumes of sufficient quality. Application areas of Artificial Intelligence are, for example, autonomous driving or robotics.

Copyright infringements by AI

Copyrights can be infringed in the context of AI at different levels. For instance, the unauthorised use of copyright protected material for training AI systems can constitute a copyright infrigement. Another example can be the use of protected material in the outcome of the AI system.

Personal data violation by AI

Use of personal data by AI systems without suffient consent or justified purpose runs the risk to be considered a breach of data privacy laws – both use as training data and use as output of AI. Also the collection of personal data provided by the user can violate the law.

EU AI Act

The planned EU regulation on Artificial Intelligence is intended to further promote the development and use of Artificial Intelligence. For this purpose, there is a legislative proposal of the EU Commission from April 2021. The draft regulation aims to ensure a safe and trustworthy use of Artificial Intelligence by containing potential risks of Artificial Intelligence. The EU Regulation would apply immediately after its entry into force in the EU. Since June 2023 the last stage of the legislative has been reached, namely the so called “Trilogue”.

Upcoming laws should be taken into account now

The concrete regulations of the EU Regulation have not yet been finally determined. Nevertheless, it is already recommended to pay attention to the already roughly recognizable and increasingly emerging regulations in the context of product developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence applications. We inform you about the ongoing legislative process, identify potential risks and thus help to recognize compliance requirements at an early stage so that liability risks and/or fines can be avoided.