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Core Project Objectives

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Scientific Level

Scientific Level

To develop a novel methodological framework for assessing and validating emerging capabilities and associated risks. This framework enables General Purpose AI (GPAI) providers and oversight bodies to forecast, interpret, and understand the complex factors and interrelationships within GPAI systems.

Technological Level

Technological Level

To design and develop a suite of open-source decision-support tools and novel benchmark tests. These are intended to improve early prediction, explanation, and interpretation of emerging capabilities and manage (systemic) risks across a model’s lifecycle.

Societal and Business Level

Societal and Business Level

To investigate and evaluate the socioeconomic and sociotechnical implications of forecasted emerging capabilities for organizations and society. This includes monitoring the co-evolution of human and GPAI capabilities and assessing environmental impacts like energy consumption.

Legal Level

Legal Level

To develop legal guidance and roadmaps for the assessment and mitigation of systemic risks posed by GPAI models. This objective focuses on providing actionable recommendations for compliance with the AI Act and supporting the AI Office in its enforcement duties.

KnoWare Solutions

Key Exploitable
Results & Tools

The KnoWare project delivers a comprehensive portfolio of eight Key Exploitable Results (KERs) designed to shift the evaluation of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) systems from reactive observation to proactive anticipation and governance. To address the rapid and unpredictable emergence of new GPAI capabilities, these KERs provide a cohesive set of novel conceptual frameworks, open-source decision-support tools, and dynamic benchmarking suites. Beyond technical evaluations, the project’s results also feature evidence-based methodologies to thoroughly assess the socioeconomic, sociotechnical, and environmental impacts of AI capabilities. By integrating these practical, open-source instruments with targeted regulatory roadmaps and guidelines, the KnoWare KERs equip model providers, deployers, and policymakers with the actionable resources needed to identify and mitigate systemic risks, ultimately ensuring the safe, trustworthy, and human-centric deployment of AI in full compliance with the EU AI Act.”

Capabilities Roadmap and Capability-to-Risk Mapping for GPAI Systems

Capabilities Roadmap and Capability-to-Risk Mapping for GPAI Systems

This is a structured roadmap that links General-Purpose AI (GPAI) capabilities to systemic risks. It will enable model providers, developers, researchers, and regulators to anticipate and prevent harmful outcomes.

Scientific Level
GPAI capabilities prefiguration methodological framework

GPAI capabilities prefiguration methodological framework

A model-agnostic framework designed to assess both latent and observed capabilities in GPAI systems . It ensures that evaluations remain consistent, transparent, and aligned with regulatory needs.

Scientific Level
KnoWare Open-Source Suite of tools

KnoWare Open-Source Suite of tools

A modular and interoperable suite of tools intended for real-world GPAI testing . It equips developers and deployers with practical instruments to ensure transparency, trustworthiness, and compliance.

Technological Level
GPAI Benchmark Suite and Evaluation Protocols

GPAI Benchmark Suite and Evaluation Protocols

Harmonised benchmarks and evaluation protocols that are validated in real-world pilot scenarios. This aims to establish a shared European reference for testing GPAI performance and safety.

Technological Level
Emerging GPAI capabilities socioeconomic and sociotechnical impact assessment methodology

Emerging GPAI capabilities socioeconomic and sociotechnical impact assessment methodology

Evidence-based methodologies created to assess the societal and economic implications of emerging GPAI capabilities and their associated risks, supporting inclusive and responsible governance.

Societal/Business Level
Emerging GPAI capabilities environmental impact assessment methodology

Emerging GPAI capabilities environmental impact assessment methodology

Tailored methodologies designed to evaluate the environmental footprint of the capabilities of GPAI systems, connecting the growth of these capabilities with sustainability metrics.

Societal/Business Level
Regulatory Impact Analysis Framework for GPAI Systemic Risk Management

Regulatory Impact Analysis Framework for GPAI Systemic Risk Management

Regulatory guidelines that integrate technical evidence into systemic risk management, directly supporting enforcement of the AI Act by relevant authorities.

Legal Level
Regulatory Alignment Roadmap and Guidelines for Regulated Entities

Regulatory Alignment Roadmap and Guidelines for Regulated Entities

Practical, step-by-step guidelines that translate regulatory requirements into actionable compliance pathways for GPAI developers, deployers, and organisations.

Legal Level