Activities of Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ related to 2020/2216(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that AI should be used in a fair and ethical manner and with duetechnologies using AI should by design be fair and ethical and respect for Union values and principles, human rights, freedom of expression, the right to privacy, data protection, non- discrimination, media pluralism and cultural diversity; stresses that the Union must strive to become leader in ethical use of AI and must use it to the full potential in order to stay competitive and relevant on the world digital market; highlights that, to achieve this end, it is essential to encourage more people to pursue career in ICT-related sectors, such as data professionals in the AI field, but also professionals in connected new domains like AI-investing, AI safety and others, encouraging a wider activity of the EIT;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses the crucial importance of a coherent vision at Union level in order to achieve a genuine digital single market within an AI-powered society that would fully benefit users; emphasises the need to offer learning and training opportunities in order to enable the Union population across all parts and ages of the society to gain basic digital skills and understanding of AI use and its potential and risks in order to use those technologies in their advantage and fully participate in digital market and society;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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3. Deplores the omission of culture from AI strategies and policy recommendations at both national and Union level; stresses the need to set up a clear legal framework that prioritises culture in order to bring the Union to the forefront of AI-driven innovation and value creation worldwide and to maximise its benefits, while assessing its potential risks for society; highlights that cooperation with creative and cultural sectors and industries can be invaluable in bringing AI innovation closer to the public and in finding creative solutions and possibilities for AI use;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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4 a. Highlights that the digital services sector is rapidly developing and therefore stresses the need to ensure that new regulations will not impede the openness of its market; stresses that the principle of net neutrality has to remain the cornerstone of the online sphere;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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5. Points out that AI can be an effective tool forin helping to enforcinge the rules on online content, such as illegal content or fake news, through automated content filtering, and can also be used to help to implement the ‘notice, take down and stay down’ mechanisms; stresses, however, that AIuse of AI, if not properly regulated, may pose challenges to fundamental rights, in particular freedom of expression, as well as access to information, cultural diversity and media pluralism; warns that automated mechanisms to enforce rules online can lead to false positives and inhibit legitimate and fair use, such as critique, caricature, and others; stresses that any use of AI must strictly follow principles of transparency and have clear rules for accountability with an effective appeal mechanism against such a decision guaranteed;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
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5 a. Highlights, that for the European digital market to flourish and to enable effective and ethical AI, vast amounts of quality, compatible data is needed while upholding all privacy rules; emphasises that lack of data specialists and professionals may lead to flawed interpretation of data, which can create biases and skewed results;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Calls on the Commission to increase support for key enablers of the digital economyaim at an innovation-friendly regulatory environment for enablers of the digital economy and to strengthen the financial and institutional support for the European digital economy in close coordination with Member States and stakeholders;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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6. CStresses that the Union needs to strive for unified, unambiguous and up to date rules that do not humper the innovation in the internal market; calls, therefore, for a balanced approach between the deployment of automated enforcement and fundamental rights, in line with the applicable regulatory framework, such as the AVMSD, the Copyright Directive and the future DSA.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Calls on the Commission to ensure wider coordination of investment in the NextGenerationEU recovery plan; calls on the Commission to propose concrete actions within this plan to support key digital enablers and high impact technologies in the EU;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
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11. Calls on the Commission to work to position the EU as leader in the adoption and standardisation process for new technologies; highlights the need to work with industry and also with international partners on setting global standards; in this regard, welcomes the Commission’s proposal from December 2020 for a new transatlantic agenda, which highlights the importance of cooperating with the US on technology and standards;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Considers that AI is a fast moving technology that requires effective legislation; believes that to achieve this AI needs to be functionally and broadly defined in a manner that covers all automated decision-making, complex algorithmic-based systems and machine or deep learning processes so, a concrete definition of AI is not necessary so that any regulatory measures can remain flexible and adaptable in order to take into account future developments; reminds that there is no common definition on cybersecurity or even the internet;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
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23. Believes the regulatory framework needs to build public trust in AI while allowing companies to develop automated systems without losing the confidence of their customersupport the development of trustworthy AI systems and should ensure high consumer protection standards in order to strengthen consumer’s confidence in AI enabled products; believes also that the regulatory framework should ensure transparency, and provide for clear communication of the relevant requirements to both consumers and regulatory authorities;
Amendment 171 #
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29. cCalls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of innovative regulatory tools such as ‘regulatory sandboxes’ to help provide a clear path to scale-up for start-ups and small companies, regardless oftaking the risk profile and the possible welfare gain of their product into account; believes that these tools can help encourage innovation without any detriment to consumer protection;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
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30. Believes that the use of AI in a high-risk AIcontext should be limited to specific and clearly warranted purposes, in full respect of the applicable law and subject to transparency obligations; underlines that thisonly a clear and legally certain legislative framework will be decisive for ensuring public trust and support for the necessity and proportionality of the deployment of such technologies; calls on the Commission to carefully consider whether there are certain use cases, situations or practices for which specific technical standards, including underlying algorithms, should be adopted; deems necessary, should such technical standards be adopted, that these are regularly reviewed and re-evaluated, given the fast pace of technological development;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
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31. Calls on the Member States to encourage and support the establishment of specialised review boards for AI products and services Commission and the Member States to ensure close cooperation and mutual recognition of decisions when enforcing the Member States to assess the potential benefits and potential harm stemming from high-risk, impactful AI-based projectsregulatory framework in order to prevent a fragmented Single Market;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
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32. Highlights the importance of education and research for AI; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish an EU centre of excellence for AI; considers that this should be done with the involvement of universities, companies and research institusupports the establishment of the European Network of Artificial Intelligence Excellence Centres; believes that this network should help to strengthen the exchange of knowledge on AI, support AI related talent within the EU and attract new talent, foster the cooperations; believes that such a centre can help totween science and AI developers as well as provide specialised training and development for regulatory authorities;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
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33. Calls on the Commission to update the existing liabiliproduct liability and product safety framework in order to address new challenges posed by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence;