Source: Euronews

The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has officially requested to participate in the interparliamentary monitoring group on the AI Act, which was initially formed only by the Committees for Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). This working group is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the AI Act, an ambitious law aimed at regulating AI systems based on the risks they pose to society.

The composition of the working group is likely to be decided at the next IMCO committee meeting, scheduled for October 14, 2024. The AI Act, which came into force last August, provides for the application of the rules for general AI within a year and for high-risk systems within three years. As the working group gets underway, it is expected that the JURI Committee could play an important role in overseeing legal issues related to artificial intelligence.

This development follows the request for greater involvement of European legislators in AI regulation, a topic gaining increasing relevance globally. The European Parliament has already set up similar groups for the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the involvement of the JURI Committee could further strengthen oversight on the implementation of new AI regulations.