Artificial Intelligence

Kienhuis Legal: AI Advice for the Future

If anything is on everyone's mind, it is Artificial Intelligence (AI). The rise of AI is happening incredibly fast, and we had to wait a while for specific AI-Verordenings. With the AI-Verordening, the first comprehensive AI law in the world, those regulations are now in place. Kienhuis Legal closely follows developments in AI Act, and our AI team is ready to help you with the challenges of today and tomorrow.

AI Act: more than the AI Act

Product Liability Directive

GDPR

The above-mentioned regulation makes a distinction between different risk profiles. As AI poses higher risks to citizens, the obligations for AI innovators increase. These innovators, such as those who develop or want to apply AI, must comply with the standards set out in the regulation. In addition, the Product Liability Directive has been revised and updated. The European Commission and the European AI Office will also publish guidelines on the AI Act in the near future.

The Product Liability Directive has been revised in light of the emergence of AI technologies and entered into force in December 2024. Software and AI are now covered by this regulation. Developers are required to continue to provide AI systems with security updates. Here too, evidence requirements for AI manufacturers have been included and the burden of proof for victims of defective AI systems has been lowered. In addition, the system of liability exclusions has been revised.

Of course, there is also the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which already applies to most AI applications. In addition to the general obligations, there are more specific rules concerning automated decision-making and profiling.

What we do

The specialists at Kienhuis Legal help your organization become AI-compliant. But we also assist clients if damage has been caused by faulty AI software or harmful AI output. Of course, we can assist with AI contracting. Now that we know what the new rules will look like and the AI Act has already partially entered into force, it is wise to consider the effect of those rules on your organization and develop an AI policy that complies with them.