The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) marks a groundbreaking shift in AI regulation, laying the foundation for a potential global standard in AI governance, risk management, and transparency. A key pillar of the Act is data transparency, i.e., the ability to understand and audit training data, algorithmic processes and AI output.
For example, the Act establishes the following obligations:
During AI training (machine learning): Ensuring high-quality, unbiased, and representative training datasets.
Inside the black box: Documenting and monitoring requirements related to algorithmic transparency, ensuring interpretability and traceability.
AI output: Enabling human oversight, contestability, and post-market monitoring to mitigate risks and ensure accountability.
The AI Act also introduces transparency requirements to ensure that users are informed when interacting with an AI system. For example, AI systems generating synthetic content (such as deepfakes) must clearly label their outputs as artificially generated. Furthermore, providers of general-purpose AI models must meet specific disclosure obligations, including transparency regarding copyrighted content used for training models.
At the same time, questions remain about how the transparency obligations in the AI Act interact with other legal frameworks, including:
Fundamental rights under the EU Charter
Copyright protection for content used as training data in AI development
Trade secret protection for training data and AI system operations
Obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding personal data protection
Competition law restrictions on data access and potential abuse
Against this backdrop, this workshop—featuring leading experts, policymakers, and industry professionals—will explore how these requirements translate into real-world AI compliance strategies and what challenges remain in opening the black box while preserving innovation and competitiveness.
When & where: 1 October 2025.
in Stadshallen (Lund City Hall), Lund, Sweden: 9.00 to 15.30 CET
online: 9.25 to 12.00 and 13.00 to 15.15 CET
Spoken language: English
Registration: To participate will be free of charge. Registration for on-site participation is now closed.
You are welcome to register to participate online at ai.lu.se
European AI Act: Transparency Before, Inside, and After the AI Black Box | AI Lund