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Here, our AI Lawyers provide relevant background and information as well as the current status on the AI Act proposal:
This page is maintained by Taylor Wessing's AI Lawyers within our TMT Team based in Düsseldorf, Germany. We advise our clients on IT, telecommunications and data protection law and have particular experience in legal issues relating to digitalization and artificial intelligence.
The AI Act of the European Union is still in the making and this page is continuously updated. We encourage all visitors to contribute with ideas and suggestions. Do not hesitate to get in touch with us!
Detailed insights from our legal experts on the AI-Act
The AI Act – does this mark a turning point for the regulation of artificial intelligence? An overview
Fair trial to determine AI liability?
The disclosure concept of the draft AI Liability Directive.
by Dr. Christian Frank, Licencié en droit (Paris II / Panthéon-Assas)
Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) - Legal uncertainty for medical device manufacturers
by Dr. Daniel Tietjen and Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)
To better understand the current status of the AI Act and to not miss any development, our legislation tracker will keep you updated on the legislative process:
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13 June 2022 | Amendments 310-538 Amendments 539-773 Amendments 774-1189 Amendments 1190-1580 Amendments 1581-2005 Amendments 2006-2355 Amendments 2356-2726 Amendments 2727-3019 Amendments 3020-3312 |
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20 April 2022 | Draft Report | Draft | EN | |
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12 September 2022 | Final Opinion | EN |
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24 March 2022 | Amendments 310-527 Amendments 528-746 Amendments 747-965 |
Amendments | EN EN EN |
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02 March 2022 | Draft | Draft Opinion | EN |
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06 December 2022 | Council calls for promoting safe AI that respects fundamental rights | General approach | EN | |
25 November 2022 | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending certain Union legislative acts | General approach | EN | |
11 November 2022 | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending certain Union legislative acts | General approach | EN | |
03 November 2022 | Final Compromise Text of the Czech Presidency of the Council for Submission to COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives) | Final Compromise Text | EN | |
19 October 2022 | Compromise Texts of the Czech Presidency of the Council | No. 4 |
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23 September 2022 | Compromise Texts of the Czech Presidency of the Council | No. 3 – Art. 30-85 | EN | |
16 September 2022 | Compromise Texts of the Czech Presidency of the Council | No. 3 – Art. 1-29 | EN |
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15 July 2022 | Compromise Texts of the Czech Presidency of the Council | No. 2 | EN | |
17 June 2022 | Opinion | Czech Presidency of the Council | ||
15 June 2022 | Compromise Text of the French Presidency of the Council | Consolidated Version | FR | |
16 May 2022 | Progress Report | French Presidency of the Council | EN | |
13 May 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council | Art. 3(1b), 4a-4c |
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06 May 2022 |
Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Art. 56-58, 63-69 | FR | |
03 May 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Art. 70-85 | FR | |
25 April 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Art. 30-39, 59-62 | FR | |
04 April 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Justice and Home Affairs | FR | |
07 March 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Art. 53-55a |
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15 February 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council |
Art. 40-52 | FR | |
03 February 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council | Art. 16-29 | FR | |
13 January 2022 | Compromise Texts of the French Presidency of the Council | Art. 8-15 | FR | |
29 November 2021 | Compromise Text | Slovenian Presidency of the Council |
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22 November 2021 | Progress Report | Slovenian Presidency of the Council |
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European Institutions and Consultative Bodies (without Legislative Power) | ||||
29 December 2021 | European Central Bank I European Central Bank II |
Opinion | EN EN |
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02 December 2021 | European Committee of the Regions | Opinion | EN |
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22 September 2021 | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) | Opinion |
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18 June 2021 | European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) | Opinion | EN | |
21 April 2021 | Final Impact Assessment (EU Commission) |
Impact Assessment | EN | |
23 July 2020 | Inception Impact Assessment (EU Commission) |
Impact Assessment | EN |
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19 February 2020 | White Paper (EU Commission) | EN | ||
08 April 2019 | European Commission about Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence | Guidelines | EN | |
07 December 2018 | Coordinated Plan for Artificial Intelligence of the European Commission Annex to the Coordinated Plan |
Coordinated Plan | EN EN |
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25 April 2018 | AI Strategy of the European Commission | Strategy | EN | |
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November 2022 | Intellera Consulting | Report | EN | Estimating compliance costs for a small-medium AI provider |
November 2022 | Open Loop (supported by Meta) |
Report | EN | Testing of some articles of the AI Act with companies around the world to assess how understandable, feasible, and effective they are |
05 October 2022 | European Digital SME Alliance | Opinion | EN | |
05 October 2022 | European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and Related Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO) | Opinion | EN | |
26 September 2022 | Expert Statements in German Parliament | Opinion | DE | |
19 September 2022 |
German Opinion | Opinion | EN | |
30 March 2022 | German Insurance Association | Opinion | DE | |
25 November 2021 | German Bar Association | Opinion | DE | |
10 August 2021 | German Banking Industry | Opinion | DE | |
06 August 2021 | German Electro and Digital Industry Association | Opinion | EN | |
06 August 2021 | German AI Association | Opinion | EN | |
04 August 2021 | German Medical Technology Association | Opinion | DE | |
30 June 2021 | German Women Lawyers Association | Opinion |
In Computer Science, there is no binding definition of „Artificial Intelligence“. Art. 3 (1) of the proposed AI Act defines Artificial Intelligence systems broadly as “software that is developed with one or more of the techniques and approaches listed in Annex I and can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, generate outputs such as content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing the environments they interact with”.
Such techniques and approaches listed in Annex I are, among others, machine learning including deep learning or logic- and knowledge-based approaches.
The AI Act aims to harmonise rules on AI systems in the European Union. Following a risk-based approach, it regulates the prohibition of certain AI systems, and sets out several obligations for the development, placing on the market and use of AI systems.
The AI Act mainly addresses providers of AI systems. Also, under certain conditions product manufacturers, importers, distributors, users, or other third parties can be subject to obligations. These are defined in Art. 3 respectively.
Art. 2 (1) provides that the regulation applies to
Thus, the AI Act has a rather wide, „extraterritorial“ scope and is applicable, under certain conditions, also outside the EU.
At the moment, there is no definite answer to this question. Currently, the final trilogue of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament is expected to take place at the end of 2022. Thus, the AI Act might enter into force already in 2023. According to Art. 85, the AI Act will then apply 24 months after that date.
Contact our AI Lawyers
Get in touch with our AI Act experts for more information on the AI Act and how they can help you. You can either contact them directly or reach out to them via aiact@taylorwessing.com!