The Council of the EU approved the EU AI Act
The Council of the European Union approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the EU AI Act), based on a risk approach, which means that the greater the risk of harm to society with artificial intelligence, the stricter the rules.
On Tuesday, 21st May 2024, the Council of the European Union approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the EU AI Act). It is the first such act in the world that can set a global standard for the regulation of artificial intelligence, as it is based on a risk approach, which means that the greater the risk of harm to society with artificial intelligence, the stricter the rules.
Thus, the new act classifies different types of artificial intelligence according to risk. In doing so, artificial intelligence systems that operate on the basis of cognitive behavioral manipulation and/or on the basis of profiling and systems that use biometric data to categorize people according to personal circumstances (e.g. race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.) will be prohibited in the EU, because their risk is considered unacceptable.
Several governing bodies will be established to ensure proper enforcement of the act, as well as fines for violations.
The EU AI Act also aims to encourage the development, investment and innovation and use of safe and trusted AI systems across the EU market by both private and public sectors, while respecting the fundamental rights of EU citizens.
On December 3, 2024, the “Knowledge Rights 21 Regional Alliance – Network of Librarians and Copyright Experts from Central and Southeastern Europe”, was officially established at a meeting hosted at the Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana Hotel. The event was organized by Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI and chaired by Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič.
Recordings and presentations from all speakers at the ERA KR21 Conference Slovenia are now available on the subpage “Recordings and PPTs of Presentations by Speakers”.
Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI invites you to a discussion organized by the European Commission Representation in Slovenia titled “Democracy in the Grip of Disinformation: What Can the EU Do?”. The event will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 at the House of the EU in Ljubljana, Slovenia and online.
Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI organized the ERA KR21 Conference Slovenia on December 2, 2024, with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia and the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) program. The Conference focused on addressing the most pressing issues in copyright regulation in the fields of science and Open Science within the European Union (EU), with particular emphasis on barriers and incentives for Open Science in copyright law. The event represented the contribution of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia to implementing European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda Action 2, which focuses on creating a supportive EU legislative framework for copyright and data governance.