Recent weeks have seen action from various European regulators regarding artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and algorithms.

Opening of the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency

The European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) was officially inaugurated on April 17, 2023, by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Seville, Spain. The ECAT plans to leverage an interdisciplinary team of data scientists, AI experts, social scientists, and legal experts to perform technical analyses and evaluations of algorithms used by Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) governed by the Digital Services Act (DSA). The ECAT believes that doing so will help encourage transparency and risk-mitigation, particularly for systemic issues identified by the DSA, including possible amplification of illegal content and disinformation, impacts on freedom of expression or media freedom, gender-based violence, protection of minors online, and their mental health. Researchers at the ECAT will also study the long-term societal impact of algorithms.

Read the full blog post here on Perkins on Privacy.