EU AI Regulations: Common Questions and Answers

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As the EU AI Regulations move to the next phase, after reaching a political agreement last Nov/Dec 2023, the European Commission has published answers to 28 of the most common questions about the act. These questions are:

  • Why do we need to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence?
  • Which risks will the new AI rules address?
  • To whom does the AI Act apply?
  • What are the risk categories?
  • How do I know whether an AI system is high-risk?
  • What are the obligations for providers of high-risk AI systems?
  • What are examples for high-risk use cases as defined in Annex III?
  • How are general-purpose AI models being regulated?
  • Why is 10^25 FLOPs an appropriate threshold for GPAI with systemic risks?
  • Is the AI Act future-proof?
  • How does the AI Act regulate biometric identification?
  • Why are particular rules needed for remote biometric identification?
  • How do the rules protect fundamental rights?
  • What is a fundamental rights impact assessment? Who has to conduct such an assessment, and when?
  • How does this regulation address racial and gender bias in AI?
  • When will the AI Act be fully applicable?
  • How will the AI Act be enforced?
  • Why is a European Artificial Intelligence Board needed and what will it do?
  • What are the tasks of the European AI Office?
  • What is the difference between the AI Board, AI Office, Advisory Forum and Scientific Panel of independent experts?
  • What are the penalties for infringement?
  • What can individuals do that are affected by a rule violation?
  • How do the voluntary codes of conduct for high-risk AI systems work?
  • How do the codes of practice for general purpose AI models work?
  • Does the AI Act contain provisions regarding environmental protection and sustainability?
  • How can the new rules support innovation?
  • Besides the AI Act, how will the EU facilitate and support innovation in AI?
  • What is the international dimension of the EU’s approach?

This list of Questions and Answers are a beneficial read and clearly addresses common questions you might have seen being addressed in other media outlets. With these being provided and answered by the commission gives us a clear explanation of what is involved.

In addition to the webpage containing these questions and answers, they provide a PDF with them too.

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