Regulation concerning artificial intelligence is in the spotlight, as the Executive Order of the President of the United States on AI was published on October 30, and the text of the AI Act is being finalized in the EU in the framework of negotiations (trilogue) between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
When it comes to legal regulation, it is always a key question what the given regulation refers to, what is its object, scope, and what exactly should be understood by the terms used by the regulation. Basic definitions, their precision, or even their vagueness or interpretation can have a significant influence on when and for what a given regulation applies.
It is often difficult to define very simple phenomena precisely, even more so in the case of concepts that involve very complex phenomena. Artificial intelligence is just such a concept, which is very difficult to define or it can be defined in many different ways, since it is basically an umbrella category that brings together many different technologies.