{"id":233514,"date":"2025-02-11T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weyer-gruppe.com\/2025\/02\/11\/the-new-eu-ai-regulation\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:47:57","slug":"the-new-eu-ai-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weyer-gruppe.com\/en\/2025\/02\/11\/the-new-eu-ai-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"The new EU AI Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protection of rights and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI)<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=””]From February 2, 2025, the general provisions and prohibitions of the AI Act, which came into force on August 2, 2024, will apply in the European Union.<\/p>\n

The regulation is intended to ensure the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI). The AI Act is an important step towards protecting the rights of citizens in the EU while promoting innovation in the AI sector. By combining conformity assessments, user competence requirements and the development of stand-alone AI systems, the EU is taking a unique approach to balance innovation and responsibility.
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Prohibitions and risk assessment<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=””]A central component of the new regulation is the ban on AI systems that pose an unacceptable risk. This includes, in particular, applications that carry out social behavioral assessments in which people are divided into certain categories or rewarded\/punished. Another target of the ban is facial recognition systems in public spaces, which are only permitted with a few exceptions, such as the prosecution of criminal offenses by the police or other security authorities.
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Commitment to AI competence<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=””]The regulation also focuses on the competence of users of high-risk AI systems. From February 2, 2025, employees may only use AI in the workplace if they have sufficient knowledge, experience and training. This relates to technical knowledge, understanding of the application context as well as experience and training in dealing with AI. <\/p>\n

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Future requirements for general purpose AI<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=””]A guideline for General Purpose AI (GPAI) is expected in the coming months, which will describe the legally compliant use of these systems. In this context, requirements will also be placed on technical documentation, the disclosure of training data and legal issues relating to copyrights.[\/vc_column_text]

Europe's initiative for AI development<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text css=””]The EU is also planning to develop its own AI models in order to reduce its dependence on US providers. The aim is to create open, multilingual language models that are accessible to all citizens, companies and authorities. This should also ensure that languages that are less widely used are not neglected. <\/p>\n

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What does the AI Regulation mean for the security of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT)?<\/span><\/h3>[vc_column_text css=””]The AI Regulation classifies AI systems into four risk levels: unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk. For companies that use AI in IT and OT environments, this results in clear requirements and new challenges: <\/p>\n