BRUSSELS - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released the following statement on the European Commission's Public Consultation on the Draft Implementing Regulation on Detailed Arrangements on Evaluations and Proceedings for the AI Act:

“As always, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) supports effective implementation of the AI Act, but the Commission’s Implementing Regulation should remain within the scope agreed by co-legislators and not go beyond it. The draft’s non-exhaustive approach to access, covering APIs, internal access, source code, model weights, hosting infrastructure, and even employee-level access, raises serious concerns about proportionality, legal certainty, and the protection of sensitive information.

Requirements to provide access to third-party cloud infrastructure are also problematic, as providers may not have the legal authority to grant such access.

The final Regulation should ensure both proportionate oversight and robust procedural safeguards.”

BSA's submission can be found here.