From the course: Navigating the EU AI Act

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Define the notifying authority and bodies

Define the notifying authority and bodies

From the course: Navigating the EU AI Act

Define the notifying authority and bodies

- [Instructor] The United States government sets strict requirements for pharmaceutical drugs and dietary supplements. Before a company can sell those types of products, it needs to get a stamp of approval from an informed third party. There are way too many products for the government to track, so they rely on organizations like the FDA to assist with this process. Companies submit research and peer reviewed assessments to the FDA in hopes that they deem the product safe for consumption by the American public. The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act defines a similar set of requirements for EU member states. Articles 28 through 39 of the AI Act outline the establishment and usage of organizations that will be used to determine if high risk AI systems are safe for the EU public. The AI Act makes a critical distinction between notifying authorities and notifying bodies. In this section, I'll help define both. Notifying authorities are government groups or agencies that will be…

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