On 14 October 2020, telecoms ministers discussed issues related to the proposed regulation on artificial intelligence.
Ministers emphasized their preference for a regulation that encourages innovation and the participation of smaller economic actors, with a focus on building trust and human-centric regulation. It was emphasized that the EU could play a global leading role in setting global standards for artificial intelligence by adopting the proposal. The common goal is to ensure that the new system does not impose an excessive administrative burden, in particular on SMEs and start-ups, and to take due account of sectoral specificities, in particular for law enforcement authorities. Ministers also agreed on the need for better coordination at EU level of measures to support research, innovation and technology spread related to AI.
On behalf of Hungary, Deputy State Secretary Károly Balázs Solymár emphasized that we support the horizontal and risk-based approach. We would like to see a gradual regulation that is tailored to the size of market players and takes into account the interests of start-ups, SMEs and consumers as well.
