Germany calls for tightened AI regulation at EU level

Four months after the European Commission presented its'white paper' on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the German government said it broadly agrees with Brussels but sees a need to tighten up on security. The government is particularly concerned by the fact that only AI applications with "high risk" have to meet special requirements. According to the European Commission's'white paper', there are two criteria for AI applications with "high risk". First, they are to be used in sensitive sectors, such as health, security, or justice, and second, their concrete application should also be associated with special risks, such as discrimination, injury, or danger to life. If an AI application fulfills both criteria, it must also meet special requirements, for example with regard to data retention or human supervision.