Comment by European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

The EDPS published today its own-initiative Opinion on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) as this proposed Regulation enters the final stages of negotiations between the EU’s co-legislators. The AI Act aims to regulate the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in the EU, including in the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs). The AI Act designates the EDPS as notified body and market surveillance authority to assess the conformity of high-risk AI systems that are developed or deployed by EUIs; as well as competent authority for the supervision of the provision or use of AI systems by EUIs. Based on its experience with enforcing fundamental rights, the EDPS stands ready to take on the role of AI Supervisor of the EUIs. In this context, the EDPS requests that its role, tasks and powers are clarified under the AI Act, taking into account the particularities of the legal framework applicable to EUIs.