Balancing Innovation and Equity: an Analysis of the European AI Act
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https://doi.org/10.61007/QdC.2025.1.284Keywords:
AI Act, innovation, Risk Classification, precautionary principle, problem of inductionAbstract
This section illustrates the regulatory logic of the European AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, providing a systematic introduction through the precautionary principle framework. The analysis begins with the artificial intelligence definition contained in Article 3, highlighting the technical and philosophical criticalities characterizing such systems: from overfitting and data bias problems to the epistemological problem of induction in predictive inferences. The section demonstrates how the European legislator structured a normative response to technological uncertainty through a risk classification system articulated on four progressive levels: from expressly prohibited practices to high-risk systems, down to limited-risk and minimal-risk systems, each subject to differentiated obligations and controls.
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