DNV joins EU initiative for responsible use of artificial intelligence
Høvik, Norway 25 September 2024 – DNV has signalled its commitment to building and assuring safe artificial intelligence by signing the European Commission's AI Pact. The aim of this voluntary initiative is to promote the responsible and reliable development and use of AI systems.
The EU AI Pact was launched during a signing ceremony in Brussels on 25 September.
“Artificial intelligence is paving the way for a new era of productivity and opportunities, but it also raises new challenges and risks. We have signed the EU AI Pact as a signal of our commitment to building and assuring safe artificial intelligence. Going forward, we believe that this process should not just be about compliance but facilitating the building of robust, safe AI enabled systems. We are encouraged that the EU has recognised that AI needs responsible and careful nurturing. DNV not only has strong AI expertise but also solid domain and risk expertise, which makes it natural for us to be an active contributor to this work,” says Klas Bendrik, Chief Digital & Development Officer at DNV.
Faster adoption of responsible artificial intelligence
In addition to promoting responsible AI use, the initiative aims to help organizations proactively adapt to the new regulatory landscape shaped by the EU’s AI legislation (EU AI Act) and facilitate early adoption of the law.
“Many companies experience significant uncertainty regarding artificial intelligence and its regulation and are hesitant to embrace the technology. We hope this initiative will help reduce commercial risk and alleviate much of the uncertainty, allowing more companies to get started faster with responsible AI,” added Bendrik.
The collaboration is built around two pillars
The EU AI Pact is structured around two main pillars. The first pillar, “Gathering and exchanging with the AI Pact network,” aims to create a collaborative community where participants can share experiences and knowledge, host workshops, and share best practices and internal guidelines. The second pillar, “Facilitating and communicating company pledges,” provides a framework for early implementation of AI legislation. It measures and encourages organizations to publicly disclose the processes and practices they are implementing to anticipate compliance, with specific actions and timelines.
“Last autumn, we at DNV launched a set of recommended practices for artificial intelligence that provide companies with a practical approach for achieving trustworthy and responsible AI, which is required by the EUs legislation. Reliable AI systems require solid digital building blocks such as data, sensors, algorithms, and machine learning models . Our detailed guidelines for the safe use of artificial intelligence cover all these building blocks and will form the basis of our work related to the EU AI Pact,” says Christian Agrell, Lead AI Scientist in DNV.