The European Parliament’s AI Act: A Cybersecurity Perspective

The European Parliament voted to adopt the landmark Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) on 13 March 2024. The legislation is the first multi-nation regulation on artificial intelligence for the European Union (EU) member states

The AI Act identifies and addresses fundamental regulatory questions on emerging artificially intelligent technologies and can be seen as a first attempt to impose a coherent legal framework on the use of artificial intelligence for the benefit of European citizens.

In this blog post, we will dive further into the main aspects of the AI Act, discuss its implications and provide an AI expert’s perspective from a standpoint of cybersecurity. The future deployment of AI in all sectors brings new battles against threats, so its regulation already poses some challenges.

Overview of the AI Act

It seeks to establish a common regulatory framework for AI in the EU, aiming to fulfill the following three main objectives:

🏛️ Optimising Trustworthy IT Artificial Intelligence: The Act encourages trustworthy AI by applying rules that respect human autonomy and the…