{"id":8302,"date":"2024-09-30T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/?p=8302"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:33:08","slug":"the-european-ai-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/the-european-ai-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The European AI Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8302\" class=\"elementor elementor-8302\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17655a15 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"17655a15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c76198c\" data-id=\"1c76198c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb16f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sc-heading\" data-id=\"eb16f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sc-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-eb16f56\" class=\"headng-wrap center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\t\t\t\t class=\"sub-heading\"\t\t\t\t>The European AI Act  <br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\t\t\t\t class=\"heading\"\t\t\t\t>What you need to know and how to tackle <br>the legal challenges correctly <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478c657e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478c657e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55e88431\" data-id=\"55e88431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c6daf1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c6daf1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a296df3\" data-id=\"4a296df3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae1f737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ae1f737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the advent of artificial intelligence, more and more companies have begun to increasingly automate their work processes and are using tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To ensure safe use under standardised regulations, the European Union passed the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesregierung.de\/breg-de\/themen\/digitalisierung\/kuenstliche-intelligenz\/ai-act-2285944\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">U AI ACT\u00a0 <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in 2024 &#8211; the legal basis for the socially compliant use of AI applications and functions.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This promotes innovation, efficiency and further development, as well as the responsible use of AI. We have summarised for you what this means for companies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71fa8d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71fa8d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f422a4f\" data-id=\"f422a4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66736c11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66736c11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-560db523\" data-id=\"560db523\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1595d5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1595d5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EU AI Act - The Essentials at a Glance <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-134190b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134190b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78007a22\" data-id=\"78007a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fa3dd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fa3dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\">Copyright and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">data<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\">: AI <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">systems<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">must<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">be<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">trained<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">with<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">data<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">from<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">verified<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">sources<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">Results<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">generated<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\"> AI <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\"> not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">protected<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">by<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">copyright<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">under<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\"> EU <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107876381 BCX8\">law<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107876381 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><br>\n \t<li>D<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\">ata <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">protection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\">: Compliance <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">with<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\"> GDPR <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\"> still essential. The AI Act <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">strengthens<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">transparency<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">limits<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">scope<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">autonomous<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">action<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW229619757 BCX8\">by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229619757 BCX8\"> AI.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li><br>\n \t<li>Business secrets: Generative AI <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33609500 BCX8\">harbours<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33609500 BCX8\"> risks for sensitive business information. Companies are required to protect their data against <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33609500 BCX8\">unauthorised<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33609500 BCX8\"> access in accordance with strict security requirements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66d89d43\" data-id=\"66d89d43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7ce4dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a7ce4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10309\" alt=\"A conceptual illustration depicting the future of artificial intelligence in Europe, featuring advanced technology and innovation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image-24x13.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.itvt.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Data-and-AI_Legal-Use-of-AI-inline-post-image-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1495f469 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1495f469\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3453caff\" data-id=\"3453caff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ed0ada elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26ed0ada\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b745bfe\" data-id=\"1b745bfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6371354b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6371354b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Apply Legal Requirements Correctly - Our Webcast with BBH \n\n <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea82647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea82647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Together with the law firm \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesregierung.de\/breg-de\/themen\/digitalisierung\/kuenstliche-intelligenz\/ai-act-2285944\">Becker B\u00fcttner Held<\/a>, data expert Johannes Wagner and lawyer Thomas Schmeding have taken a closer look at this topic with you. 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