Artificial Intelligence Act Trilogue

The EU legal framework for AI will guide the development of the technology as well as its use for European society and will strongly influence the future competitiveness of the EU economy. The horizontal applicability of the technology entails that it touches many areas of law. As the technology is still at an early stage of its development, key concepts are still in flux and the impact can only be anticipated. Europe must leave room for the technology to develop for the benefit of society and the economy when shaping rules - this is the basic premise of Bitkom's position.

Since the European Commission's AI legislative proposal (April 4, 2021), it has been discussed extensively over it. In the course of the process, we have developed positions with our members on various aspects of the debate. 

Bitkom and Numeum, the leading digital industry associations in Germany and France, support an innovation-friendly legal framework for AI in Europe. The AI Act sets meaningful safeguards for fundamental rights, public health, and safety to protect consumers and incentivize the uptake of the technology. At the same time, we call upon the co-legislators to uphold the risk-based approach to ensure that the European Union strengthens the competitiveness and innovative potential of Europe’s AI ecosystem according to our European values and the principle of digital sovereignty.

The latest and all previous positions can be found on this page for free download.