Governments face significant barriers to AI procurement due to the complexity of EU AI law and a lack of clear implementation guidance. Key challenges include definitional ambiguity around AI and a significant knowledge gap between public procurers and AI vendors. Data quality and technology infrastructure issues are also hampering the effective use of AI. The article highlights the critical need for clearer, practical guidance at both EU and national level to ensure compliant AI procurement.

Explore the pressing challenges at the intersection of military AI and international humanitarian law. Discover why current regulations may not be sufficient to address the unpredictable nature of AI-powered weapons, and the critical need for adaptive legal review to ensure the protection of civilians in an era of increasing autonomy in warfare.

The definition of systemic risk in Article 3(65) of the EU AI Act presents challenges of interpretation due to potential ambiguities. This working paper analyses these ambiguities and how the GPAI Code of Practice attempts to categorise these risks through a taxonomy. A key concern is the potential for exploitation of these systemic risk definitions by GPAI model providers.

The AI Regulation Chair is proud to announce its significant contribution to the book “The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act: A Commentary”. This comprehensive work contains analyses from numerous experts and academics in the field. The Chair’s contribution includes a commentary on Articles 16 and 17 of the AI Act, which deal with the obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems and the implementation of a quality management system.

Insights on how GDPR should adapt to the rise of Generative AI as host Sergio Maldonado interviews Professor Theodore Christakis, director of the MIAI AI-Regulation Chair. They examine the EDPB’s latest Opinion, the DeepSeek case, the challenge of AI “hallucinations,” and the future of AI governance.

The EU is actively engaged in the process of shaping AI regulation, with the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI CoP) playing a crucial role in complementing the EU AI Act. However, the development of this code is encountering certain challenges. Discover how this “living framework” aims to evolve with the rapidly changing AI landscape and why the AI Office’s upcoming decisions are critical.