The European Commission decided to establish a European Artificial Intelligence Office, as the centre of AI expertise. It will form the foundation for a single European AI governance system.
The European AI Office will support the development and use of trustworthy AI, while protecting against AI risks.
The EU aims to ensure that AI is safe and trustworthy. For this purpose, the AI Act is the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on AI worldwide, guaranteeing the health, safety and fundamental rights of people, and providing legal certainty to businesses across the 27 Member States.
The AI Office is uniquely equipped to support the EU’s approach to AI.
Tasks of the AI Office
Supporting the AI Act and enforcing general-purpose AI rules
The AI Office makes use of its expertise to support the implementation of the AI Act by:
- Contributing to the coherent application of the AI Act across the Member States, including the set-up of advisory bodies at EU level, facilitating support and information exchange
- Developing tools, methodologies and benchmarks for evaluating capabilities and reach of general-purpose AI models, and classifying models with systemic risks
- Drawing up state-of-the-art codes of practice to detail out rules, in cooperation with leading AI developers, the scientific community and other experts
- Investigating possible infringements of rules, including evaluations to assess model capabilities, and requesting providers to take corrective action
- Preparing guidance and guidelines, implementing and delegated acts, and other tools to support effective implementation of the AI Act and monitor compliance with the regulation
Strengthening the development and use of trustworthy AI
The Commission aims to foster trustworthy AI across the internal market. The AI Office, in collaboration with relevant public and private actors and the startup community, contributes to this by:
- Advancing actions and policies to reap the societal and economic benefits of AI across the EU
- Providing advice on best practices and enabling ready-access to AI sandboxes, real-world testing and other European support structures for AI uptake
- Encouraging innovative ecosystems of trustworthy AI to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and economic growth
- Aiding the Commission in leveraging the use of transformative AI tools and reinforcing AI literacy
Fostering international cooperation
At international level, the AI Office contributes to a strategic, coherent, and effective EU approach, by:
- Promoting the EU’s approach to trustworthy AI, including collaboration with similar institutions worldwide
- Fostering international cooperation and governance on AI, with the aim of contributing to a global approach to AI
- Supporting the development and implementation of international agreements on AI, including the support of Member States
Cooperation with institutions, experts and stakeholders
Collaboration with a diverse range of institutions, experts and stakeholders is essential for the work of the AI Office.
At an institutional level, the AI Office works closely with the European Artificial Intelligence Board formed by Member State representatives and the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) of the Commission.
Job opportunities and collaboration
The AI Office will soon start recruiting talents with a variety of backgrounds for policy, technical and legal work and administrative assistance. A call for expression of interest will be published, through which interested candidates are encouraged to apply.
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