Artificial Intelligence Act, what’s new?

Artificial intelligence is now part of modern life, more and more present in several sectors and industries. Precisely because of its increasingly widespread use in various fields, it has become necessary for the European Commission to regulate its use through the so-called Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA).

In the in-depth study written by the European IP, IT, Data Protection department, and by the European Technology industry group Andersen professionals, including Italian partners Paola Finetto and Francesco Marconi, examine the implications the new legislation will have on the application of artificial intelligence to the legal field, exploring its opportunities and assessing its risks.

The European Commission’s proposal for the AIA is a significant step toward creating a regulatory framework for the use of AI within the Union. In terms of its application to the legal sector, it recognizes the benefits for practitioners, from optimizing research to automating routine tasks. However, as has been pointed out, a few critical issues related to the ethical point of view should also be considered, while the market could reap enormous benefits in terms of economic and time savings, the deontological principles and limitations of algorithms that could produce simplistic and sometimes erroneous solutions, contrary to the principles of fundamental freedoms and civil rights, should not be forgotten.