Artificial intelligence is gaining importance in criminal law and is being used increasingly by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters. In April 2021, the European Union published a new Proposal for a Regulation on laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence. In view of the proposed Regulation, and to keep abreast of legislative developments in this area, Eurojust has recently set up a dedicated AI group within its Cybercrime Working Group.

Furthermore, the Agency is a member of the multi-agency Innovation Hub for Internal Security, which provides a joint platform to support the delivery of cutting-edge technologies for the security of citizens in the European Union. In April 2021, Eurojust contributed to a project launched by the Innovation Hub, aimed at developing accountability principles to guide human-centred and socially driven AI capabilities for security and justice organisations. The project aims to create a toolkit for practitioners to auto-evaluate future AI systems in light of the accountability principles.