Call for evaluators: Participate in the European AI Office workshop on general-purpose AI models and systemic risks

The AI office is collecting contributions from experts to feed into the workshop on general-purpose AI models and systemic risks. The European AI Office is hosting an online workshop on 13 December 2024 (only for specialists), focusing on the evaluation of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk. This is an opportunity for organisations and research groups to …

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First meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes

AI safety institutes launched the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco. The mission statement reflects their goals to advance AI safety, research, testing, and guidance. On 20 and 21 November 2024, AI safety institutes and government-mandated offices from Australia, Canada, the European Commission, France, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the …

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First Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice published, written by independent experts

Independent experts present the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, which will be discussed with around 1000 stakeholders next week. The AI Office is facilitating relevant AI Act understanding with dedicated questions and answers for stakeholders. The iterative drafting of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice reaches an important milestone after the kick-off on 30 …

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Commission launches consultation on AI Act prohibitions and AI system definition

The Commission’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office is launching a targeted stakeholders consultation process on the future guidelines on the AI system definition and the implementation of AI practices that pose unacceptable risks under the AI Act. The guidelines will help national competent authorities as well as providers and deployers in complying with the AI Act’s rules on …

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Commission receives seven proposals for AI Factories which will boost AI innovation in the EU

The first seven proposals for artificial intelligence (AI) Factories have now been submitted under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU), which manages the call announced in September 2024. These AI Factories will create a thriving European ecosystem for training advanced AI models and developing AI solutions. They will be built around the EU’s world-class network of European High-Performance Computing …

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Commission launches public consultation on the rules for researchers to access online platform data under the Digital Services Act

The Commission launched a public consultation on the draft delegated act on access to online platform data for vetted researchers under the Digital Services Act (DSA). With the Digital Services Act, researchers will for the first time have access to data to study systemic risks and to assess online platforms’ risk mitigation measures in the …

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Commission opens calls worth €323 million to support advanced digital connectivity infrastructures under Connecting Europe Facility

The Commission has opened the fourth set of calls for proposals worth €323 million under the digital strand of the Connecting Europe Facility programme (CEF Digital). The new calls aim to speed up the deployment of fast, secure, and sustainable advanced infrastructures, contributing to the development of backbone connectivity, 5G networks, and quantum communication. €128 million of …

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