Why AI act must ensure safety without hampering innovation
Med-Tech Innovation February 22, 2024
Elaine Gemmell, head of regulatory affairs at InnoScot Health, analyses where the new EU AI Act legislation is beneficial and where it must remain flexible.
The EU agreeing a landmark deal on regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is a welcome development – but it must also remain open to change while ensuring global competitiveness.
While the proposed AI Act is yet to be ratified by member states and will not come into force until at least next year, it is set to be the world’s first comprehensive laws regulating artificial intelligence, governing the use of technologies such as facial recognition and ChatGPT.
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has stated that the Act – agreed in December – will set “clear rules...