Jusletter IT

What is “AI”?

Exploring the Scope of the “Artificial Intelligence Act”

  • Autoren/Autorinnen: Jakob Zanol / Alexander Buchelt / Simon Tjoa / Peter Kieseberg
  • Beitragsart: Recht DIGITAL – 25 Jahre IRIS
  • Region: Schweiz
  • Rechtsgebiete: AI & Recht
  • Sammlung: Tagungsband IRIS 2022
  • DOI: 10.38023/7b1dea24-72de-4491-9246-0e80c42be217
  • Zitiervorschlag: Jakob Zanol / Alexander Buchelt / Simon Tjoa / Peter Kieseberg, What is “AI”?, in: Jusletter IT 24. Februar 2022
Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our everyday life and is seen as a key technology for solving the major societal challenges (e.g.: Sustainable Development Goals) in the future. The accumulation of incidents (e.g.: profiling, machine learning bias, ...) and problems to understand complex artificial intelligences led the EU Commission to develop a proposal for the regulation of AI and high-risk AI. In this paper, we aim to highlight the technical challenges related to the proposed text regarding the definition of AI.

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The AI Act and “Artificial Intelligence”
  • 3. What is “Artificial Intelligence”?
  • 3.1. “Artificial Intelligence” in academia
  • 3.2. National Strategies
  • 4. Conclusion