Following an open selection process, in June 2018 the Commission has appointed 52 experts to a new High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, comprising representatives from academia, civil society, as well as industry. One output of the group are the ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI were presented in April 2019 which are now being piloted (June - December 2019).
Name in original language
High-level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (HLEG-AI)
Initiative overview
In particular, the group was tasked to:1) Advise the Commission on next steps addressing AI-related mid to long-term challenges and opportunities through recommendations which will feed into the policy development process, the legislative evaluation process and the development of a next-generation digital strategy.2) Propose to the Commission draft AI ethics guidelines, covering issues such as fairness, safety, transparency, the future of work, democracy and more broadly the impact on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, including privacy and personal data protection, dignity, consumer protection and non-discrimination3) Support the Commission on further engagement and outreach mechanisms to interact with a broader set of stakeholders in the context of the AI Alliance, share information and gather their input on the groups and the Commissions work.The initiative has the following objectives:To support the implementation of the European Strategy on Artificial Intelligence.To make recommendations on future-related policy development and on ethical, legal and societal issues related to AI.
