EU Proposes New AI Act to Balance Innovation and Protection
• EU's AI Act aims to balance facilitation and protection for emerging systems and tech transfer, especially for assistive and public algorithms.
• Act introduces stricter compliance for emotion recognition, publicly accessible spaces, general-purpose AI, and "specific transparency risks".
• Act does not prohibit assistive tech using algorithms but provides additional compliance requirements.
• Act may complement existing member state legislation on accessibility, equality, and social protection.
• To ensure protection for vulnerable groups, Act could be complemented by non-AI legislation like Accessibility Act.