CONSULTATION ON THE WHITE PAPER ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - A EUROPEAN APPROACH:

Inês Godinho; Cláudio R. Flores; Nuno Castro Marques

doi:10.46294/ulplr - rdulp.v14i1.7475

Inês Godinho Universidade Lusófona do Porto
Cláudio R. Flores Universidade Lusófona do Porto
Nuno Castro Marques Universidade Lusófona do Porto

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46294/ulplr%20-%20rdulp.v14i1.7475

Resumen

SUMMARY

From 19 February to 14 June 2020, the European Commission held a Public Consultation on several policy and regulatory proposals that are currently being considered in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This consultation was centered on two main documents presented by the Commission: the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence[1] and the “Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics”[2].

The consultation also included an online survey[3], where the central themes of those two documents were covered in a summarized way.

In November 2020, the results of the consultation were presented, as well as the texts accepted for publication[4].

In order to participate in this pre-legislative process, a working group was created within the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Lusófona University of Porto, which presented a contribution that was accepted and published by the European Commission[5].

The White Paper is centred in one powerful objective which is “to enable a trustworthy and secure development of AI in Europe, in full respect of the values and rights of EU citizens”, and for that presents two central ideas considered essential to attain it that are to create an ecosystem of excellence along the entire value chain and an ecosystem of trust that ensure compliance with EU rules, including rules protecting fundamental rights and consumers’ rights.

The text that follows is divided in two main parts: Part I is focused on presenting an overview on the three main topics pointed out at the consultation: Excellence, Trust and Liability; Part II corresponds to text of the contribution submitted in the Public Consultation held by the European Commission.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Liability; Cybercrime; Ethics; Competition

[1] White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust (COM(2020) 65 final), available on: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/commission-white-paper-artificial-intelligence-feb2020_en.pdf

[2] Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics (COM/2020/64 final), available on: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/en/TXT/?qid=1593079180383&uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0064

[3] https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=68461

[4] https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=68462 - Public consultation on the AI White Paper Final report.

[5]https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12270-White-Paper-on-Artificial-Intelligence-a-European-Approach/public-consultation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46294/ulplr-rdulp.v14i1.7475

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Biografía del autor/a

Inês Godinho, Universidade Lusófona do Porto

Professor at Faculty of Law and Political Science, Lusófona University of Porto, director of the executive board of the ULP Law Review,director and researcher at Centro de Estudos Avançados em Direito Francisco Suárez (CEAD - Francisco Suárez).

Cláudio R. Flores, Universidade Lusófona do Porto

Professor of Private Law (Lusófona University of Porto-FDCP); Executive Board member at ULP Law Review ; Researcher at Center for Advanced Studies in Law (CEAD: Research Unit: Law, Life and Technology).

Nuno Castro Marques, Universidade Lusófona do Porto

Professor at Faculty of Law and Political Science, Lusófona University of Porto, member of the executive board of the ULP Law Review,coordinator and researcher at Centro de Estudos Avançados em Direito Francisco Suárez (CEAD - Francisco Suárez).