A General Look at the Proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence of the European Commission

Abstract

On the date of April 21st, 2021 The European Commission, which we will refer to as the Proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence or Proposal for a Regulation in short, released a text (Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down Harmonised Rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and Amending Certain Union Legislative Acts). This text can be considered as the first concrete step in making legal regulations in the field of artificial intelligence. When this regulation comes into effect, it will closely affect companies, enterprises, customers and governments operating in the field of artificial intelligence. As in the General Data Protection Regulation (General Data Protection Regulation-Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of The European Parliament and of The Council of 27 April 2016) in force in the European Union, with the entry into force of the Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, it is expected to be a pioneer in setting global standards. In this article, the criticisms and evaluations put forward regarding the main issues brought by the Proposal for Regulation on Artificial Intelligence are tried to be discussed. By all means, there is a need for a detailed and individual examination of all the issues mentioned in the Proposal for a Regulation.