Nicosia: Regulation of modern technologies has been unavoidable due to their horizontal use and impact on people’s daily lives and due to the complex nature of AI systems, regulation can only be effective through an interdisciplinary approach, taking into account the technical, administrative, legal and ethical challenges, Attorney General George Savvides said.
According to Cyprus News Agency, delivering an address on Monday at the international conference named ‘Regulation and Enforcement in the Digital Age Conference (REDA) 2025’, at the University of Cyprus, the AG said that it is equally important that developers of AI systems ensure that transparency is embedded in the features of the system, so that decision makers can assess their proper function.
He noted that quality of data is a prerequisite for ensuring that outcomes produced by algorithms in AI systems are accurate and in line with fundamental principles avoiding bias and discrimination.
Savvides went on to say that respect to privacy and protection of personal data is also fundamental as well as the right to effective remedies, adding that public awareness on how some popular AI systems work and the potential impact on peoples’ lives, is of extreme importance.
The AG also said in his address that the EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence is also known as ‘AI Act’, creates an AI governance which allocates responsibilities on providers and users of high-risk AI systems, for example, systems used in medicine, critical infrastructure, education, law enforcement and administration of justice. At the same time, he noted, the Regulation identifies some systems as prohibited, for example systems that may allow for manipulation or which exploit vulnerabilities.
Savvides noted that the EU and the Member States have the leading role in the supervision of the market and the enforcement of the Regulation, noting that its enforcement requires cooperation between the government, the industry, public and private organisations, both at national and international level.