In this podcast episode, Chris is in conversation with Jeffries Briginshaw (Head of EMEA Government Relations at NetApp) and Adam Gale (CTO for AI & Cyber Security, NetApp) discussing the EU AI Act and the regulation of artificial intelligence across the world. The EU AI Act is an early introduction into the regulation of the use of AI by businesses within their engagements and interactions with customers. As explained in this conversation, there are classifications of AI types and within that, restrictions on what businesses are permitted to implement based on those categorisations. Some AI usage will be banned, while others will require human intervention and close monitoring.

How should your business engage with AI and ensure compliance with the act? Listen to the discussion for more details. As mentioned in the recording, for details on what NetApp can offer, point your favourite browser to https://www.netapp.com/artificial-intelligence/ to learn more.

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Timeline

00:00:00 – Intros
00:01:19 – Why should we be regulating AI?
00:02:30 – What will the impacts of AI be on personal and work life?
00:03:55 – What if we get regulation wrong?
00:05:30 – What happens if AI goes wrong, such as data poisoning?
00:09:04 – Existing EU/UK law has been successful at regulation (GDPR)
00:10:25 – What is the EU AI Act?
00:11:46 – “Prohibited Practices” will be banned from 2025
00:14:00 – How will the use of business in AI be regulated?
00:18:05 – The EU AI Act appears to focus on protection for individuals
00:20:56 – EU citizens are broadly positive to AI – if it is successfully regulated
00:21:52 – Compliance has an overhead – in terms of hard costs (developers)
00:25:20 – What are the penalties for not complying with the EU AI Act?
00:29:50 – What about the rest of the world – the US and elsewhere?
00:35:10 – Could we see “cross-border” complexity?
00:37:40 – What are the technology implications for AI regulation?
00:40:07 – Should businesses be demonstrating their AI compliance?
00:44:03 – What does NetApp offer customers to help AI compliance?
00:47:38 – AI will require a “big red stop button”
00:50:00 – Wrap Up

Storage Unpacked 262 – The Ethics and Regulation of AI