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Sandbox regolamentare
A regulatory sandbox is a controlled environment, established by public authorities, in which companies and developers can test innovative AI systems under the regulator's direct supervision, before or during their market placement, benefiting from direct dialogue with authorities on how to correctly interpret applicable regulatory obligations.
The typical setup involves a company being admitted to a program lasting several months, during which it trials its AI system under real but confined conditions, with the competent authority providing practical guidance on compliance, risk assessment and required documentation. At the end of the program, the company has greater clarity on how to fully comply before launching at scale.
For companies, particularly startups and organizations with limited legal resources, the regulatory sandbox offers a valuable opportunity to reduce regulatory uncertainty: instead of interpreting a complex legal framework on their own and risking later sanctions, they can engage directly with those who will assess their compliance, cutting the time and cost of adjustment.
The tool is explicitly provided for by the EU AI Act, which requires member states to establish at least one national AI regulatory sandbox, borrowing a model already tested successfully in other innovative sectors, such as fintech, where regulatory sandboxes have been used for several years to support innovation without lowering protection standards.
Grace includes among its scenarios cases inspired by regulatory sandboxes, in which professionals simulate a dialogue with a supervisory authority to test an AI system's compliance before launch.
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