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White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: a European approach to excellence and trust

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This White Paper sets out options on how to foster Europe's approach to artificial intelligence based on excellence and trust. It proposes a framework for trustworthy AI centered on key requirements such as data governance, transparency, human oversight, and robustness. The document also outlines policy options for building an ecosystem of excellence spanning from research to industry to boost EU adoption of AI.

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Who issued it

European CommissionGovernment (executive)

Lead issuer

Legal forceSoft law

Under whose authorityInternational law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

General publicCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and users

This document is for stakeholders across industry, research, and public administration interested in the European Union's regulatory and investment strategy for artificial intelligence.

Sectors

Cross-sector

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers policy options for stimulating AI investment and research across Europe, alongside a regulatory framework addressing high-risk AI use cases, data governance, and ethical requirements.

What's missing

It does not contain final legislative text or legally binding regulations, as it functions as a consultative white paper preceding formal legislative proposals.

Key takeaways

The EU aims to create an ecosystem of excellence that supports the development and adoption of AI across the European economy.
A complementary ecosystem of trust is proposed to address risks associated with certain AI applications without hampering innovation.
High-risk AI applications should be subject to mandatory requirements including data quality, record-keeping, transparency, and human oversight.
The European approach seeks to mobilize resources from public and private sectors to foster innovation and talent.
Governance structures should include a clear framework for conformity assessment and testing before market deployment.

Principles it states

Trustworthy AIExcellence and innovationHuman agency and oversightRobustness and safetyTransparency

Outline

· Foreword
· Introduction
· Ecosystem of Excellence: from research to industry
· Ecosystem of Trust: the policy framework for artificial intelligence
· Conclusion

Issued19 February 2020

Length504 words

FormatNot recorded

Scoperegional

artificial_intelligence trustworthy_ai data_governance risk_management regulation