1、BRIEFING EPRS|European Parliamentary Research Service Author:Tambiama Madiega Members Research Service PE 640.163 September 2019 EN EU guidelines on ethics in artificial intelligence:Context and implementation SUMMARY The discussion around artificial intelligence(AI)technologies and their impact on

2、society is increasingly focused on the question of whether AI should be regulated.Following the call from the European Parliament to update and complement the existing Union legal framework with guiding ethical principles,the EU has carved out a human-centric approach to AI that is respectful of Eur

3、opean values and principles.As part of this approach,the EU published its guidelines on ethics in AI in April 2019,and European Commission President-elect,Ursula von der Leyen,has announced that the Commission will soon put forward further legislative proposals for a coordinated European approach to

4、 the human and ethical implications of AI.Against this background,this paper aims to shed some light on the ethical rules that are now recommended when designing,developing,deploying,implementing or using AI products and services in the EU.Moreover,it identifies some implementation challenges and pr

5、esents possible further EU action ranging from soft law guidance to standardisation to legislation in the field of ethics and AI.There are calls for clarifying the EU guidelines,fostering the adoption of ethical standards and adopting legally binding instruments to,inter alia,set common rules on tra

6、nsparency and common requirements for fundamental rights impact assessments,and to provide an adequate legal framework for face recognition technology.Finally,the paper gives an overview of the main ethical frameworks for AI under development outside the EU(e.g.in the United States and China).In thi