So now the time has come… As of today, February 2, the EU AI Act (also known as the AI Regulation) has come into force!
đđŽđşđśđ đđśđťđą đ¨đťđđ˛đżđťđ˛đľđşđ˛đť đŽđŻ đˇđ˛đđđ đđ˛đżđ˝đłđšđśđ°đľđđ˛đ, đŻđ˛đđđśđşđşđđ˛ đ đŽĂđťđŽđľđşđ˛đť đđşđđđđ˛đđđ˛đť, đđźđłđ˛đżđť đđśđ˛ đđ đ˛đśđťđđ˛đđđ˛đť.
For example, đđ-đŚđđđđ˛đşđ˛ đşđśđ đđťđŽđťđťđ˛đľđşđŻđŽđżđ˛đş đĽđśđđśđ¸đź đđ˛đżđŻđźđđ˛đť – this means that social scoring or the use of manipulative technologies is no longer permitted in the EU, that use AI to influence or monitor people’s decisions or opinions. Such systems may neither be developed nor used.
In the second stage, the đđźđ°đľđżđśđđśđ¸đź-đđ-đŚđđđđ˛đşđ˛đť, things get more exciting for us… because it actually affects a lot of companies here in Germany too. This includes, for example, systems in personnel recruitment, diagnostics, education, the military, infrastructure and medicine. In other words, precisely the sectors in which German industry has set its priorities.
Here, companies are obliged to introduce AI systems to đśđąđ˛đťđđśđłđśđđśđ˛đżđ˛đť, their đĽđśđđśđ¸đ˛đť đđ đŻđ˛đđ˛đżđđ˛đť and corresponding (whatever that means exactly) đđźđťđđżđźđšđšđşđ˛đ°đľđŽđťđśđđşđ˛đť. In addition, (!) employees must have the necessary đđ-đđźđşđ˝đ˛đđ˛đťđđ˛đŻ and be trained accordingly.
đŁđđľ. đđŽđ đśđđ đłđĚđż đđśđ˛đšđ˛ đ¨đťđđ˛đżđťđ˛đľđşđ˛đť đ˛đśđť đ˛đ°đľđđ˛đż đđšđźđ˝đ˝đ˛đż!
So we not only have the obligation to know, evaluate, monitor and document all systems, but also to organize mandatory employee training (have fun, HR). When I look around, very few companies are really prepared for this.
Unfortunately, there are severe penalties…. Violations of the control and documentation obligation in the high-risk area can be penalized with up to 15 million euros or 3% of the annual turnover – theoretically from now on!
đŞđŽđ đśđđ đŽđšđđź đđ đđđť: đđ-đŚđđđđ˛đşđšđŽđťđąđ¸đŽđżđđ˛ đ˛đżđđđ˛đšđšđ˛đť, đđśđťđđŽđđ đđźđť đđ-đŚđđđđ˛đşđ˛đť đąđźđ¸đđşđ˛đťđđśđ˛đżđ˛đť, đĽđśđđśđ¸đźđŻđ˛đđ˛đżđđđťđ´ đąđđżđ°đľđłđĚđľđżđ˛đť, đđźđťđđżđźđšđšđ˛đť đ˛đśđťđłđĚđľđżđ˛đť, đ đśđđŽđżđŻđ˛đśđđ˛đż đŽđđđŻđśđšđąđ˛đť.
Sounds simple…. but you need someone who knows about AI, who has a comprehensive mandate for the topic, has the backing of management and is equipped with a budget to implement the topics – at C-level this would be a CAIO…
đđ°đľ đ˛đşđ˝đłđ˛đľđšđ˛ đđľđťđ˛đť: đťđ˛đľđşđ˛đť đŚđśđ˛ đąđŽđ đ§đľđ˛đşđŽ đ˛đżđťđđ!
