The EU AI Act Newsletter #77: AI Office Tender

<p> The AI Office will soon be looking for third-party contractors to support the monitoring of compliance and risk assessment of general-purpose AI models..</p> <p><strong> Legislative Process</strong></p><p> AI Office AI safety tender: The AI Office will soon be looking for third-party contractors to provide technical assistance aimed at supporting the monitoring of compliance, in particular in its assessment of risks posed by general-purpose AI models at Union level, as authorised by Articles 89, 92 and 93 in the AI Act. The €9,080,000 tender is divided into six lots. Five lots address specific systemic risks: 1) CBRN, 2) cyber offence, 3) loss of control, 4) harmful manipulation and 5) sociotechnical risks. These lots involve risk modelling workshops, the development of evaluation tools, the creation of a reference procedure and reporting template for risk assessment, and ongoing risk monitoring services. The sixth lot focuses on agentic evaluation interface, providing software and infrastructure [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:36) Legislative Process</p><p>(01:45) Analyses</p> <p>---</p>
<p><b>First published:</b><br/>
May 13th, 2025 </p>

<p><b>Source:</b><br/>
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