OpenAI setting the pace for EU regulators, as GPAIs throw a wrench into AI Act

According to Politico, the current draft of the AI Act aims to curtail potential harm; it addresses what it calls “high-risk” AI and restricts certain applications, such as social scoring, manipulation and some uses of facial recognition. Human oversight is a key piece in the European AI Act’s regulatory framework. But, writing in The Parliament magazine, Johannes Walter, a German researcher and academic, argues that evidence shows human oversight can too often fail. “The problem with the AI Act is that it presupposes that AI systems have always been designed in such a way that human oversight will be effective,” says Walter. “Ensuring that human oversight works as intended is key to prevent future discriminatory decisions or further casualties.”Article TopicsAI | AI Act | ChatGPT | EU | GPAI | regulation | standards