A recent paper—“Evaluating University Curricula in Preparing Future AI Developers to Comply with the AI Act: A Case Study of Belgium”—by Me Valentina Dalla Giovanna, Annissa Mahloul, and Professor Gregory Lewkowicz addresses this question by examining the state of computer science and AI education in Belgium.
The authors reviewed all relevant curricula offered by Belgium’s 10 universities during the 2023–2024 academic year, analyzing 1,562 courses across 95 programs.
The findings are concerning: most programs fail to equip students with even basic knowledge of fundamental rights and ethical principles, leaving them unprepared to integrate these critical values into their professional roles.
Without adequate training, future AI professionals may be unable to foster a culture of compliance within the industry or align AI systems and models with core societal values. In turn, this could impede the development and commercialization of trustworthy AI in Europe and undermine effective implementation of the AI Act.
This paper is published in Restrepo Amariles, D., Satoh, K. (eds), Compliance for Artificial Intelligence Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14377 (Springer, Cham), and is available via: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12795-2_6.
Valentina Dalla Giovanna