The member states will now have until 2 September to provide written comments, following which the Czechs will provide a new compromise.ĭon’t miss: The Commission is set to face legal action over alleged violations of its own data protection laws regarding data transfers to the US. The national security exemption has also been extended to private contractors, but the deletion of the word ‘exclusively’ was not universally well received. On governance, the role of the Board has been enhanced following the same lines as the GDPR, to provide guidance and a pool of experts. However, some deletions, such as biometric categorisation and insurance, can be seen as potential bargaining chips for the negotiations with the European Parliament. The list of high-risk systems has been shortened, with France calling for an even stronger reduction on the critical infrastructure part. A definition of general-purpose AI has also been added, whereas Annex I has been removed. The only vocal opponent of this wording was the Netherlands, which said the definition is now not concrete enough. The definition of AI has been narrowed down significantly to introduce the elements of ‘autonomy’ and machine learning or knowledge-based techniques. The changes focus on the four priority issues identified in June and have been positively received in the Telecom Working Party on Wednesday – perhaps also because many national experts are already on holiday. Story of the week: The Czech EU Council Presidency has shown its hand on the AI Act, presenting its first compromise proposal, seen by EURACTIV. Czech Presidency’s compromise text on the Artificial Intelligence Act “The basic concepts from the OECD definition of an AI system have been kept, and additionally the concept of autonomy has been included in the definition, as per the specific request of a number of delegations.” You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
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