European Commission appoints expert bodies to support AI Act enforcement
The European Commission has created two new advisory bodies to support implementation and enforcement of the EU AI Act, focusing particularly on general-purpose AI systems and systemic risk assessment.
The European Commission has appointed a Scientific Panel and an Advisory Forum to support enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act.
The two bodies will advise the Commission’s AI Office and national authorities on technical and operational questions linked to implementation of the regulation.
The newly established Scientific Panel includes 60 independent experts with backgrounds in frontier AI, engineering, technical auditing, industry, and societal impact analysis.
According to the Commission, the panel will focus primarily on general-purpose AI models and systems, including systemic risk assessment, model classification, evaluation methodologies, and cross-border market surveillance.
The Advisory Forum has a broader remit. Its members come from academia, civil society, startups, SMEs, and industry and will provide expertise on implementation challenges, standardisation, and practical application of the AI Act across sectors.
Several EU agencies and standards bodies will hold permanent roles within the forum, including the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.
The structure gives the Commission access to external technical expertise without placing all interpretation authority directly inside the AI Office itself. This is especially relevant for GPAI systems, where regulatory decisions may depend on highly specialised assessments related to compute thresholds, systemic risk, model capabilities, testing methodologies, and downstream impacts.
