ITI Underscores Need for Risk-Based Approach in EU AI Act Ahead of Trilogues
BRUSSELS – Today, global tech trade association ITI released the following statement from its Director General for Europe Guido Lobrano in reaction to the European Parliament Plenary vote on the EU AI Act:
“As a first mover and leader in AI governance, EU policymakers have the crucial responsibility to ensure the AI Act becomes a future-proof and innovation-enabling tool that increases trust in this key technology. To do so, the AI Act needs to remain a risk-based legal framework, only targeting riskier uses of the technology with feasible and proportionate requirements and providing a clear and agile pathway for businesses operating in the EU to bring their products to market.
“While the text voted from the European Parliament contains improvements, we remain concerned about the departure from the risk-based approach in the provisions on foundation models and the expanded list of high-risk AI uses. The upcoming trilogue negotiations will be fundamental to further address these elements.”
ITI continues to engage with EU policymakers as they craft the AI Act. In September, ITI and other industry associations submitted a joint statement (opens in a new tab) to EU policymakers on the treatment of General Purpose AI under the proposed AI Act and released a statement (opens in a new tab) on the AI Act in February.
Globally, ITI has led the conversation surrounding AI governance. In May, ITI launched its AI Futures Initiative (opens in a new tab), which aims to craft action-oriented recommendations for the development of AI policy and seeks to address emerging questions around AI globally. ITI also published Global Policy Principles for Enabling Transparency of AI Systems (opens in a new tab) and comprehensive Global AI Policy Recommendations (opens in a new tab).