CDT Submits Comments to European Commission’s Impact Assessment on Artificial Intelligence
The Center for Democracy & Technology submitted comments towards the European Commission’s choice of regulatory approaches for artificial intelligence. We respectfully offer the following suggestions:
Be more precise. No single approach to regulating “AI” will make sense in all scenarios.
Clarify where existing law applies, identify gaps. Many harms have already been addressed through legislation. Clarifying existing law for novel applications should be step one.
Refine existing soft-law approaches. CDT generally supports a combination of clarifying and enforcing existing law alongside voluntary adherence to principles expressed in soft law documents such as the findings of the High Level Expert Group on AI.
General-purpose AI Code of Practice Implementation: A Rights Blindspot
CDT Europe's analysis of the entry into application of the European Commission’s enforcement powers towards general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, detailed and operationalised in the GPAI Code of Practice.
As Brussels starts emptying for the summer, the risks of frontier AI models continue to capture the attention of policymakers as a key chapter of the AI Act becomes enforceable, and disclosure rules around the use of AI systems and AI-generated content are further clarified.
CDT Europe’s Feedback on the Draft Guidelines for the Classification of High-Risk AI Systems under the AI Act
CDT Europe responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk artificial intelligence systems.
Open Joint Letter on a Public Reassessment of the EU-US Adequacy Decision
On 29 June, the US Supreme Court ruled that US President Trump can remove the leaders of independent agencies and commissions, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent limiting executive power. This decision raises serious questions about one of the key safeguards underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted in 2023: independent supervision.
