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The EU commission presented a proposal on regulation on artificial intelligence today. Some key takeaways and thoughts on the #EU #AIRegulation. A thread 
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/proposal-regulation-european-approach-artificial-intelligence
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/proposal-regulation-european-approach-artificial-intelligence
The legal framework is one of the first laws globally to regulate the use of artificial intelligence for “high risk” applications like hiring and policing. /2
They will evaluate AI-applications based on risk:
Unacceptable
High risk
Limited risk
Minimal risk
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_21_1683
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Unacceptable High risk Limited risk Minimal riskhttps://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_21_1683
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Some technologies are banned or "Unacceptable": A surveillance ban on AI systems that track people indiscriminately – f.ex. some restrictions on biometric identification ("we’re not China!") /4
Also, a ban on social credit scores that track individual behavior, impact hiring and judiciary decisions, and rate trustworthiness – f. ex. ban on social scoring (good) /5
AI systems for military purposes are outside the scope of this risk evaluation, like was expected. /6
Apart from the proposal for a legal framework, they launched a "A Coordinated Plan with EU countries" and "New rules on machinery products". They want to invest €1 billion per year in AI technologies. /7
Will that be enough as an investment? As this @Bruegel_org report put it: Europe has an artificial-intelligence skill shortage: https://www.bruegel.org/2020/08/europe-has-an-artificial-intelligence-skills-shortage/ /8
The EU wants to avoid the worst of what artificial intelligence can do while still trying to boost its potential for the economy in general - But how will (tech) companies respond to these regulations? /9
Also, in the draft document, there is a cacophony of definitions of AI (more than 40!) - The concept and the central technologies itself need to be more elucidated /10
In conclusion, this legal framework is still a proposal, the three main EU bodies (Council, Parliament and Commission) will have to agree on a common version of the text. To be continued... /11
Other interesting thread, more from the legal/data protection lens: https://twitter.com/gabrielazanfir/status/1384821003893760003
