After data privacy and GDPR, the EU wants to leave its mark on AI by regulating it with the EU AI Act. Here’s what it is, what it means for the world at large, when it’s expected to take effect, and what experts from the Mozilla Foundation have to say about it.

It’s been almost one year since the European Commission unveiled the draft for what may well be one of the most influential legal frameworks in the world: the EU AI Act. According to the Mozilla Foundation, the framework is still work in progress, and now is the time to actively engage in the effort to shape its direction.

Mozilla Foundation’s stated mission is to work to ensure the internet remains a public resource that is open and accessible to everyone. Since 2019, Mozilla Foundation has focused a significant portion of its internet health movement-building programs on AI.

We met with Mozilla Foundation’s Executive Director Mark Surman and Senior Policy Researcher Maximilian Gahntz to discuss Mozilla’s focus and stance on AI, key facts about the EU AI Act and how it will work in practice, as well as Mozilla’s recommendations for improving it, and ways for everyone be involved in the process.

In 2019, Mozilla identified AI as a new challenge to the health of the internet. The rationale is that AI makes decisions for us and about us, but not always with us: it can tell us what news we read, what ads we see, or whether we qualify for a loan.

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