Risk check for AI applications

17 Aug 2021

Without us knowing it often, we use products and services on a daily basis where artificial intelligence ("AI") has been applied. Such as speech recognition in the car, chatbots on websites, diagnosis of cancer cells and automated decision-making. Because more and more parties, both commercial parties and governments, are getting more data available, it can be used to make a model in which predictions can be made. AI is used to create that model.

For developers of AI applications, clients of developers of AI applications and those who use AI applications, the question then is which laws and regulations an AI application must comply with. Where does an AI application forms a risk, how big or small is that risk and how can a risk be mitigated or eliminated? But also questions about Intellectual Property aspects (is an IP application or the results of an AI application protected by an Intellectual Property right / trade secret), competition aspects (can you refuse to share an AI application with competitors), liability questions (who is liable for damages by / with an AI application) and 'civil law questions' (who is 'owner of the (existing / new) data, who is allowed to do what with the data, what happens to the data/algorithm after the end of the use of an AI application, can I establish a lien on an algorithm / AI application / data set).

BG.legal can carry out an AI risk check ("AI Risk Assessment") and come up with an advice on how to mitigate or eliminate any risks.

What does it mean exactly?

Often there are already laws and regulations that apply to AI applications. Such as, for example, the General Data Protection Regulation, the Medical Device Regulation, the Constitution/Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union and product liability regulations. But for many aspects, there is still no regulation. There is regulation to come, like the proposal for a European AI Regulation. See our blog about this proposal.

In an AI Risk Assessment, we analyse for a specific AI application whether it complies with current laws and regulations and with the proposed EU AI Regulation. This means that we assess against the three components:

  1. legal – all applicable laws and regulations are complied with;
  2. ethical – ethical principles and values are respected;
  3. robust – the AI application is robust both from a technical (cyber security) and a social point of view

In the concrete advice we indicate how risks can be eliminated or mitigated.

How it works

To carry out the AI Risk Assessment, we use a model in which we take the following steps:

  1. performing a pre-test: is it necessary to perform an AI Risk Assessment? If the risks are very limited, then perhaps it is not necessary to perform an AI Risk Assessment.
  2. Performing Risk Assessment: together with the client, we determine in advance the team of the client with whom we carry out the assessment, how we will carry it out, whether external parties will be part of the team (ethicists, information security experts, etc.).
  3. After the assessment, the client receives a report in which we have outlined the risks of the AI application in question with recommendations on how risks can be mitigated.
  4. After measures have been taken in which risks have been mitigated, we can carry out the AI Risk Assessment again and issue a new report.

The report can be shared with external parties such as (potential) clients.

Why have bg.legel perform the AI Risk Assessment?

BG.legal has a team consisting of lawyers and a data scientist, which focuses on the legal aspects of data/AI. We have advised clients on these topics for several years. Our clients are companies (startups, scale-ups and SMEs), governments and knowledge institutions. Sometimes they develop AI applications and sometimes they have AI applications developed or they are a customer/user of an AI application.

BG.legal has developed the knowledge platform legalAIR (www.legalair.nl).  Jos van der Wijst, head of the BG.tech team, coordinates the activities in the field of legal aspects of AI for the Dutch AI coalition. He is part of the core team Human-oriented AI of the NL AIC.

BG.legal has the knowledge and experience to perform an AI Riks Assessment.

What does it cost?

The costs of performing an AI Risk Assessment depend on the nature and size of the AI application. After an initial meeting, we will make a quotation for the costs.

More information?

For more information, please contact Jos van der Wijst:

M           : +31 (0)650695916
E             :  wijst@bg.legal

Jos van der Wijst

    Don't let your creativity go to waste with the BG.legal Marketing Helpline subscription!
    Read more
    Türk işletmeleri için Avrupa'da marka hakkının önemi
    Read more
    The importance of intellectual property rights for start-ups: protection and growth
    Read more
    Start-up girişimler için fikri mülkiyet haklarının önemi: koruma ve büyüme
    Read more
    Hollanda ve Avrupa'da markalaşma
    Read more
    BG.legal signs up team for AI Grand Challenge
    Read more
    Current concerns regarding the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
    Read more
    Copyright on advertisement text
    Read more
    What are the trademark registration requirements?
    Read more
    Marka tescil şartlar nelerdir?
    Read more
    Neden bir kelimeyi veya logoyu marka olarak tescil ettirmelisiniz?
    Read more
    Why should you register a word or logo as a trademark?
    Read more
    AI in Pharma
    Read more
    AI Act and Pharma / Health
    Read more
    Indemnification and IP infringement: a matter regarding shoes
    Read more
    What information needs to be included in a privacy policy?
    Read more
    Burden of proving genuine use
    Read more
    Data
    Read more
    There are already rules for AI applications
    Read more
    AI: Supervision and Toolbox
    Read more
    The same trade name does not constitute an infringement. How can that be?
    Read more
    Infringement of descriptive trade name possible after all
    Read more
    Design right on furniture: infringement or not?
    Read more
    Distribution agreement
    Read more
    Licence agreement
    Read more
    Fashion & Design
    Read more
    Competitor's use of a brand in advertising
    Read more
    Advertising
    Read more
    Software
    Read more
    IT-right
    Read more
    Slavish imitation
    Read more
    Trade secrets
    Read more
    Trade names
    Read more
    Domain names
    Read more
    Copyright
    Read more
    Trademark and design
    Read more
    Consent under the GDPR: things to keep in mind
    Read more
    Intellectual property
    Read more
    When are you allowed to decompile software?
    Read more
    Choices when choosing cloud services
    Read more
    We already have rules for AI systems
    Read more
    Exploring the legal boundaries of Synthetic Data
    Read more
    Legal Department-as-a-service
    Read more
    New European rules for Artificial Intelligence
    Read more
    Nieuwsbrief BG Tech: de toekomstige uitdagingen in de IP & Technologie & gratis Webinar
    Read more
    Data breaches under the GDPR
    Read more
    European Perspectives on AI Medical Devices
    Read more
    Privacyrecht
    Read more
    BG.tech
    Read more
    Vacatures
    Read more