Study calls for EU trade policy to anticipate ethical and responsible AI regulation

EU trade policy should carve out space for the regulation of ethical and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) in future trade talks. This is the finding of a new study by researchers from the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Institute for Information Law. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned the study to generate further knowledge about the interface between international trade law and European norms and values when it comes to the use of AI. As AI seeps ever more comprehensively into our daily lives--through our phones, our cars, even in our doctors' offices--the need to ensure responsible use of such technologies becomes ever greater. Responsible use of AI is therefore a top priority for the Dutch government and for the EU as a whole.