From the course: Navigating the EU AI Act

The AI Office and European Artificial Intelligence Board

From the course: Navigating the EU AI Act

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The AI Office and European Artificial Intelligence Board

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- [Instructor] As is true with any project, you need a project manager. This person may not understand every small detail of a product or service, but can tie it all together. They can promote cross-collaboration with other teams or vendors, keep track of deadlines, and highlight important dependencies and assumptions. Implementing compliance with the AI Act will be one big project at the end of the day, and to keep the project on track, the AI Act established both the AI Office and the European Artificial Intelligence Board. Both are expected to actively collaborate to establish best practices for safe AI development, identifying emerging risk, and promoting public awareness and understanding of AI. The end goal may be the same, but the makeup of these groups and their purpose are fundamentally different. First, I'll introduce the AI Office, which was formed within the European Commission in May of 2024. The AI Office is informed by both the lead scientific advisor and an advisor for international affairs. The office has five individual units to address AI and robotics, regulation and compliance, safety, intelligence innovation, and policy coordination, and artificial intelligence for societal good. The task of the AI Office includes supporting the AI Act and enforcing general-purpose AI rules, strengthening the development and use of trustworthy AI, and fostering international cooperation and cooperation with institutions and stakeholders. The European Artificial Intelligence Board, on the other hand, will consist of one representative from each member state who will serve a three-year term. The board will be chaired by a member state representative who is voted in and overseen by a member of the AI Office. Each representative must be able to speak to the state of compliance in their member state and provide insights based on cooperation with their national competent authorities and notified bodies. Article 66 defines the board's task, which includes coordinating with national competent authorities, collecting and sharing expertise, providing implementation advice, and facilitating the development of common criteria. The board is responsible for about 15 total tasks, but I won't be listing all of them here. The important part for you to remember is that this group will likely be releasing guidance periodically to assist you with compliance activities. Although they're fundamentally different in composition and task, the end goal remains the same: to promote compliance with the AI Act across all EU member states. As a provider or user of AI systems, I encourage you to find out who the members of these groups are, follow them on LinkedIn, and keep a lookout for helpful posts about best practices and changing requirements.

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