An appeal signed by over 110 AI, data governance, and civil rights academics has called for the EU AI Act to include requirements for all AI systems to undergo Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments (FRIAs).

Published on 12 September by the Brussels Privacy Hub, the appeal is primarily rooted in the signatories' conviction that profound risks stemming from the deployment of AI systems can be effectively mitigated through comprehensive ex-ante safeguards like FRIAs and audits, therefore warranting stronger integration into the AI Act.