Nosy Noah

Pragmatic idealist. Open Social Innovation @PT_Deutschland. Tech Governance Research @ALLAI_EU. Democracy Fellow @HumanityAction. Prev @Bundestag @oiioxford.

[EDRi @edri]

1/4 🚨@EUCouncil is set to vote on the #AIAct later this week after three years of work on this landmark legislation.

We're summarising:
⚡️latest developments
⚡️what's at stake

Read more here ⤵️https://t.co/efzUp6itKo

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

While the thorny issue of the scope in the Council of Europe's #AI Convention remains unsolved, a new draft has further watered down the treaty to the point it now resembles a declaration. @Euractiv sheds some light on CoE's internal politics.
https://t.co/mHqyt9CIjR

[EDRi @edri]

❌The EU #AIAct has missed a huge opportunity to protect people's sensitive biometric data in the EU.

The 'landmark' deal has prioritised state control and industry profits over people's fundamental rights and freedom.

Read more ⤵️

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

LEAK: Given the massive public attention to the #AIAct, I've taken the rather unprecedented decision to publish the final text. The agreed text is on the right-hand side for those unfamiliar with four-column documents. Enjoy the reading! Some context: 1/6
https://t.co/0EmhajXB2x

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

#AIAct: following record-breaking negotiations, the EU has squared the circle on the world's first comprehensive rulebook for Artificial intelligence. Here is my account of what was agreed. Once again, details might change as the text is to be fine-tuned.
https://t.co/42GM0zmjN9

[Kim van Sparrentak @kimvsparrentak]

After 38 hours of negotiations we have an #AIact.
Europe will lead the way in AI based on human rights, ethics and sustainability.

[EDRi @edri]

🚨 EU lawmakers are due to finish political negotiations on the #AIAct today.

Read this thread by @edri's @sarahchander on what to expect, unresolved issues, and our take on how far the AI Act will protect our #FundamentalRights 🧵

[AI Now Institute @AINowInstitute]

As lobbying around regulating foundation models in the EU AIA intensifies, we underscore this statement signed by 50+ experts arguing general purpose AI–including foundation models–must be regulated across the entire supply chain.
https://t.co/k0K1tqoBEA
https://t.co/8OioUaVIw9

[EDRi @edri]

1/4🚨#AIAct🚨How are the AI Act trilogues progressing on fundamental rights?

As tensions arose last week on foundation models, a major concern is still how far civil society’s demands are being met?

Here’s our understanding of the status of fundamental rights demands:

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

There is nothing better than some Friday drama to close such a hectic week. A technical meeting on the #AI Act has broken down today, but make no mistake: the issue is deeply political and, if no solution is found soon, the whole law is at risk. A 🧵1/8
https://t.co/oMihrccA1o

[Marietje Schaake @MarietjeSchaake]

Reminder that influence doesn’t always show up as a tech lobbyist buying lunch or asking for a meeting. The framing of the debate through think tanks is incredibly powerful (and lucrative) ↘️

[Nosy Noah @nosy_noah]

"Although regulatory divergence seems inevitable, there is a glaring need for international coordination, because AI presents challenges that no government alone can manage. Perhaps most importantly, international cooperation could contain the costly and dangerous AI arms race."

[Anu Bradford @anubradford]

Can #AI be regulated? My thoughts on why states are not powerless to regulate #tech companies and why AI revolution cannot be left for tech companies to govern. #DigitalEmpires

https://t.co/Xh7S5PE8Rq

[sarah chander 🇵🇸 @sarahchander]

Today 150 civil society organisations are calling on the European Union to prioritise people's rights in the #AIAct in the political trilogues

This means - accountability measures, preventing harmful AI used by police/ migration, and pushing back on corporate lobbying

👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[Humanity in Action NL @HIA_NL]

#LandeckerFellow @NoahSchoppl wrote an opinion piece published by @TspBackgroundDi on algorithmic discrimination and how the #EU can tackle it. Learn more: https://t.co/yoONdPpJku
@AlfredLandecker @nosy_noah #AI #Technology #Digital #Policy #Algorithm

[Lorena Jaume-Palasí @lopalasi]

Hate to say I told you so: on the high risk classification as an enabling element of dangerous tools: #AIAct "Additional options include removing the six-week consultation period or the requirement to inform authorities about the assessment." https://t.co/VihNXLLXXv

[sarah chander 🇵🇸 @sarahchander]

This week #AIAct negotiators consider whether to:

- oblige fundamental rights impact assessments (more oversight + transparency on AI deployment)
- introduce discretionary loophole for AI companies to self-decide if they should be subject to the law

which would you choose?

[sarah chander 🇵🇸 @sarahchander]

Spoke to @billyperrigo of Time
Magazine on OpenAI’s lobbying on the EU #AIAct

More and more the providers of large AI systems are shaping AI regulation for their own interests

[Ella Jakubowska @ellajakubowska1]

🚨Results are in: #EU Parliament has upheld its ban on most forms of public facial recognition in the #AIAct, as well as biometric categorisation of sensitive characteristics & emotion recognition in key sectors!

This is a landmark step against biometric mass surveillance! But..

[Luca Bertuzzi @BertuzLuca]

BREAKING: The European Parliament has adopted the #AI Act with an overwhelming majority. No last-minute amendment outside the text adopted at the committee level made it, including those from the European People's Party on Remote Biometric Identification.