European Union: Passed AI Act including cybersecurity requirement for "high-risk AI systems" by EU Parliament

On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament passed the regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). The Act specifies that high-risk AI systems must be designed in a way that achieves an appropriate level of accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity. High-risk AI systems should further be designed so that they are resilient to third-party attempts to alter their use or performance, for example, through manipulation of datasets, inputs designed to trigger mistakes, model flaws, model poisoning, and confidentiality attacks. The Act now goes to the Council for the final vote.