🚀 The #AIAct just passed in committee with a broad majority.

I am still rather sceptical when it comes to the conceptual approach of the draft law but I also acknowledge that we managed to improve the text significantly.

6 key points stick out 🧵👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AxelVossMdEP/status/1656563580953559042

1️⃣ Precise scope: we aligned the #AI definition with the OECD and underlined that the #AIAct was mainly proposed for addressing legal gaps caused by machine learning and deep learning. Simple software is therefore not covered.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AxelVossMdEP/status/1656563802056400900

2️⃣ High-risk classification: with our changes, not every use case listed in Annex III will be automatically classified as high-risk. Instead only those #AI systems that pose a significant risk to health, safety and fundamental rights will qualify.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AxelVossMdEP/status/1656564235579674624

3️⃣ GPAI and value chain: while GPAI providers do not need to fulfil high-risk requirements, we included them in the scope of the AI Act by adding a new article that requires them to do extensive testing and provide comprehensive documentation.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AxelVossMdEP/status/1656564485778186247

4️⃣ Regulatory Sandboxes: we strengthen the provisions + increased the possibilities of the participants to experiment. The liability questions for participants were clarified as well as the fact that after completing the sandbox there is the benifit of a presumption of conformity

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/AxelVossMdEP/status/1656564928948621317