I used OpenAI o1 reasoning LLM to review the EU AI Act.
It took o1 only 18 seconds to think. It took me 2 minutes to convert the PDFs to nicely formatted text.
My prompt is “Give me the top 3 logical contradictions in the EU AI Act I've pasted here: TEXT”
Here is the o1 response:
1. A "risk-based" approach that isn’t always risk-based:
The proposal emphasizes a proportionate, risk-based regulatory model, claiming that requirements scale with the potential harm of an AI system. However, the classification of high-risk AI systems is often triggered by the sector or intended use listed in Annex III—regardless of actual, demonstrated risk levels. This means certain AI applications are subject to stringent obligations purely because they fall into a predefined category, contradicting the idea of truly tailoring requirements to the real and context-specific risks posed by the technology.
2. Encouraging innovation while imposing costly compliance burdens:
The Act states it aims to foster innovation and support small and medium-sized enterprises by providing regulatory sandboxes and other guidance. At the same time, it imposes stringent conformity assessments, continuous monitoring, and record-keeping obligations for high-risk AI systems. These demands can become a heavy financial and administrative load, especially for smaller providers. This tension between claiming to nurture innovation and simultaneously mandating complex, resource-intensive compliance contradicts the stated objective of reducing barriers and encouraging market entrants.
3. Harmonizing the single market but layering multiple standards and bodies:
The proposal seeks to create a uniform framework to prevent market fragmentation, ensuring that AI systems can freely circulate throughout the EU. Yet, it references and depends on numerous existing and future sectoral regulations, the involvement of multiple notified bodies, and potential reliance on a patchwork of technical standards and common specifications. As a result, developers and users may navigate a complex web of overlapping rules and authorities. This complexity undercuts the promise of a clear and harmonized single market for AI, creating, in practice, a contradictory situation where the pursuit of uniformity may instead lead to confusion and uneven application.
I’d love to run this prompt in o1 with all government documents.