La consultazione dei portatori di interessi nell’elaborazione degli atti dell’Unione Europea in materia di intelligenza artificiale: il caso dell’alleanza europea per l’IA

The paper focuses on the consultation with stakeholders in drafting EU acts, both non-binding and binding, in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), with particular reference to the role of a platform specifically created for discussions on such matter: the “European AI Alliance”. Preliminary, the article retraces the genesis of the EU’s interest in the area and describes the creation and functioning of the instrument at stake (which is hosted by the “Futurium” online platform). Then, the paper takes into consideration the main EU initiatives concerning AI, such as the “Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI” and the Proposal for a Regulation “laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence” (“AI Act”), with the aim of highlighting the contribution provided to such initiatives by the consultation with stakeholders and, in particular, by the activity of the AI Alliance. Finally, it will be possible to make some considerations on the peculiar features of the dialogue between EU institutions and stakeholders in the specific field of AI regulation.