France has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to French laws and regulations should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Laws and Regulations
General
The AI Act establishes harmonized rules for placing on the market, putting into service, and using artificial intelligence systems (“AI Systems”) in the European Union. It prohibits certain AI practices and establishes specific requirements for high-risk AI Systems and operators of such systems, rules on market monitoring, market surveillance governance and enforcement, and measures to support innovation, with a particular focus on SMEs, including start-ups.
Principles, Studies, & Recommendations
The CNIL’s Artificial Intelligence Page
AI Coding Assistants Report (Updated September 2024)
France’s Cybersecurity Agency and Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security jointly published the report, which includes recommendations for the secure use of AI programming assistants. The Report describes the opportunities of this new technology and addresses possible risks. Specific mitigation measures also are outlined for each risk. In addition, the Report includes recommendations for the use of AC coding assistants.
“Enhanced” Cameras in the Passenger Compartments of Freight Transport Vehicles
Guidance issued by France’s data protection authority, the Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL), on the use of AI-powered cameras in passenger compartments of freight vehicles.
Recommendations from France’s data protection authority to promote the responsible use of AI while ensuring compliance with personal data protection.