Nokia has announced its official membership in, and support of, the AI Pact, a voluntary initiative aimed at ensuring compliance with the European Union’s AI Act.
The AI Act, which establishes a binding legal framework for regulating AI systems based on their risk levels, came into effect in August 2024, with key obligations rolling out over the next three years.
The AI Pact focuses on helping businesses prepare for full compliance, adapt their existing AI processes, and collaborate through workshops organized by the EU to share insights and experiences.
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Ingrid Viitanen, General Counsel, Nokia Strategy & Technology, said, “Nokia’s AI Pact pledges [to] underscore our ongoing commitment to the responsible, innovative and business-oriented implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in our AI-powered products and services. Nokia has set up an AI Governance Framework program to strengthen our internal AI-related processes and build trust with stakeholders, including customers, suppliers and authorities.”
Viitanen noted that Nokia is actively contributing to the development of industry standards that align with the requirements of the AI Act, and expressed enthusiasm about sharing their insights collaboratively and transparently with industry peers and the EU AI Office.
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Nokia Bell Labs, the research division of Nokia, is a leader in AI technologies, particularly for communication networks and industrial automation. In 2022, it established six guiding principles for responsible AI: fairness, reliability, privacy, transparency, sustainability, and accountability. These principles remain crucial as Nokia aligns with the telecom industry’s increasing commitment to environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and effective governance.
