Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
ALLAI is a leading independent organization focused on advancing trustworthy AI. Founded by the 3 Dutch members of the EU High Level Expert Group on AI. Combining technical, ethical, legal and policy expertise around AI, ALLAI offers a unique blend of AI knowledge and insights. ALLAI provides in-depth policy advisory, practical application of theoretical insights, the design of tools and methodologies for AI Act implementation, AI skills development and education, and coordination and support activities for the AI Office and the EU AI Ecosystem. Notably, ALLAI has been advising the AI Act’s policy makers at EU and national levels on the AI Act, its accompanying guidelines and the GPAI Code of Practice and is involved in the development of the AI Act standards by CEN-CENELEC. ALLAI has been advisor and formal observer to the Council of Europe’s CAHAI, CAI and CDNET (current). ALLAI has a vast track record of leading the work on trustworthy AI in multiple Horizon Europe projects.
EU Legislative Interests
AI Act, AI Act Omnibus, AI and Algorithmic Management Directive, Digital Omnibus, DSA, DMA, TTPA, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR, AI-related directives and regulations.
Communication Activities
Meetings: Meetings with EU Commissioners Margarethe Vestager, Vera Jourova, Mariya Gabriel, Frans Timmermans, Carlos Moedas related to the inception phases of the AI Act. Multiple meetings with AI Office representatives (ongoing). Multiple meetings with Members of the European Parliament, including AI Act co-rapporteurs and shadow-rapporteurs. Meetings with MEP staff of shadow-rapporteurs regarding the AI Act Omnibus. Papers: - Consultation Feedback: AI Act Definition and Prohibitions - Consultation Feedback: AI Act GPAI Code of Practice - Consultation Feedback: AI Act Classification of High Risk AI Systems - Consultation Feedback: AI Act Serious Incident Reporting - Policy brief: Apply AI Strategy – Provision of Evidence - Policy Paper: AI Act future proof #3 | Third Draft General Purpose AI Code of Practice - Policy Paper: AI Act future proof #2 | First Draft General Purpose AI Code of Practice - Policy Paper: AIA future proof #1 | Trustworthy GPAI Code of Practice - Policy Papers: AIA in-depth series of papers on the AI Act proposal - Policy Brief: AIA topics | Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment - Policy Brief: AIA topics | General Purpose AI and Foundation Models - Policy Brief: AIA topics | Biometric Recognition - Policy Analysis: AIA policy analysis | Council General Approach - Council of Europe: Expert Paper on The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law for CAHAI (2020); Participation in CAHAI Plenary and Bureau meetings. - EU High Level Expert Group on AI: Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (2019); Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI (co-rapporteur) (2020); Assessment List for Trustworthy AI (co-lead) 2020. - European Commission: Final Analysis on the EU White paper on AI; Artificial Intelligence Act: Analysis and Recommendations. - EESC AI-Rapporteur of opinions on AI & Society (INT/806), EU White paper on Artificial Intelligence (INT/894) and the Artificial Intelligence Act (INT/940). Events: - Keynote speeches, panels and roundtables at multiple international AI-events (e.g. UN AI for Good Summit, EU Digital Day, WebSummit, WorldSummit AI, Roundtable on AI & Online Child Abuse with the King and Queen of Sweden, European Parliament (multiple), EU-Japan AI Workshop, EESC AI Europe Stakeholder Summit, Dutch Digital Day, AI Conference Slovenian Presidency of the EU, Democracia 4.0 (PT)). - Multiple (inter)national media appearances re. EU AI policy (e.g. BBC (radio & tv), Publico (PT), Deutsche Welle (DE), Contexte (FR), Knack (BE), NRC (NL), Volkskrant (NL), FD (NL), AD (NL), Dutch news stations (radio & tv). Projects: - EUSAiR: Multi-disciplinary EU funded project aimed at developing a Common EU Framework for AI Regulatory Sandboxes - AEQUITAS: Multi-disciplinary EU funded project aimed at building an expirimentation environment to detect, diagnose and mitigate AI-bias and unfairness from a technical, legal, social and ethical perspective. - Pre-PAI: EU funded project aimed at developing a blueprint for the AI-on-Demand Platform. Responsible for mapping and analysing the EU regulatory landschape of AI. - Vascul-AID: EU funded project aimed at building an AI driven early detection mechanism for aneurisms. Responsible for legal and ethical alignment of the AI-tools. - DEO4PA: EU funded project that developed a curriculum and course for the new role of Digital Ethics Officer at Public Administrations. - AIA in-depth roundtable series for German policy makers in collaboration with the Weizenbaum-Institut. - Dutch Tax Authorities: Responsible AI Awareness Program, containing masterclasses and expert sessions for all relevant departments. - Dutch Association of Insurers: Translation of the Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI into the sector-wide binding “AI Ethical Charter for Insurers”. - ALLAI Academy, first EU wide academy offering multidisciplinary AI literacy courses
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
ALLAI or its President and Statutory Director Catelijne Muller is (or was) a member of the following expert groups, committees and panels: - EESC (member and AI-Rapporteur) - OECD Expert Group on AI Incidents (member) - GPAI Code of Practice Expert Group (member) - High Level Expert Group on Trustworthy AI (member and co-rapporteur/lead) - CAHAI - Council of Europe (Observer) - CAI - Council of Europe (Observer) - CDNET - Council of Europe (Observer)
Organisation Members
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