Dr. Beate Mand, Deputy Chair of the VDE Executive Board: “AI is penetrating our lives at a speed and depth that offers us great opportunities on the one hand, but also presents us with enormous challenges on the other. The task of making AI responsible, safe and at the same time future-oriented is one of the key challenges that we as a society must overcome. The VDE has made its mission to build a bridge between innovation and safety. As a neutral technology organization, it is contributing its expertise in developing standards and in testing and certification to the discourse in order to improve the safety and quality of AI systems and products.”
Hessen's Digital Minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus: “The responsible use of artificial intelligence is one of the central challenges of our time. With our future agenda 'AI made in Hessen', we are shaping AI for the benefit of people and, not least with the AI Quality & Testing Hub, we have developed a European flagship project for the safe and responsible use of AI applications in collaboration with the VDE. Together, we want to prepare companies for the European AI Regulation in the best possible way. After all, we can only fully exploit the potential of AI if we impart the necessary skills and create trust in its use.”
AIQ strengthens the quality of AI systems worldwide
Promoting the quality of AI systems and making it verifiable – that was the mission with which the AI Quality & Testing Hub GmbH was founded in December 2022. Since then, companies in the hub have had the opportunity to develop quality-assured AI systems, as well as to verify and improve properties. For example, the AIQ supports them in getting applications based on Large Language Models (LLM) off the ground. “The quality of such AI-based applications must be ensured from the outset. That's why we at the AIQ provide the appropriate development and testing tools to ensure that new medical products based on LLM are designed safely,” explains Rammensee.
In 2023, both AIQ and VDE were appointed to a consortium that is developing a voluntary AI seal of quality as part of MISSION KI, launched by the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport. This year, AIQ also became a member of the newly founded US AI Safety Institute Consortium. The aim is to work with international partners to reduce risks in AI development and improve the quality of AI systems.