How Businesses can Prepare for the EU AI Act: Including the Latest Discussions related to General Purpose AI
The European Parliament will vote to reach political agreement on the EU AIA on April 26th, and it is highly likely that the European Parliament’s latest version of the EU AIA text will include new provisions concerning General Purpose AI Systems (GPAIS), adding a new framework and safeguards which will place obligations on both GPAI providers and downstream developers. These new obligations will most likely include testing and technical documentation requirements, requiring GPAIS providers to test for safety, quality, and performance standards, and expectations for both GPAIS providers and GPAIS downstream developers be able to describe ways to understand the model in a more comprehensive way via technical documentation (the model must be safe and understandable). This documentation could be akin to the format known as “AI model cards,” and may be expected to include information on performance, cybersecurity, risk, quality, and safety.