Trustworthy artificial intelligence – is new EU regulation coming for AI?

Barry O'Sullivan from the Insight Research Centre for Data Analytics writes about the EU's plans for regulating AI – and what opportunities it could hold for Ireland. The new president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, committed to introducing a new European regulation for artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe during her first 100 days in office. While a fully fledged regulation is unlikely in that timeframe, we can expect to see a vision for a new regulatory framework for AI in Europe very soon, possibly this month. What can we expect from such a regulation and what should AI developers and businesses be doing to prepare for it? The EU is positioning itself as a leader in trustworthy, human-centric artificial intelligence.