Digital sandbox
Controlled environment for experimentation with AI systems.
How the laws define this
Regulators converge on viewing a digital sandbox as a controlled, monitored environment for testing, evaluating, and developing artificial intelligence technologies under regulatory oversight. Both frameworks emphasize iterative innovation, technical evaluation, and monitoring to assess performance and compliance. However, they diverge on legal flexibility and deployment scope. Under the Policy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Poland from 2020, the sandbox is a supervised experimental setting with predefined conditions and mitigations to trial AI systems before broader deployment. In contrast, the Federal Law "On conducting an experiment to establish special regulation for the purpose of creating necessary conditions for the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in the subject of the Russian Federation - the federal city of Moscow and amending Articles 6 and 10 of the Federal Law "On Personal Data" of April 24, 2020 N 123-FZ" creates a regime within Moscow where legislative requirements are relaxed or adapted to allow real-world observation and deployment.
Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (2)
A supervised experimental environment established to allow firms and public bodies to trial AI systems and data-driven innovations under regulatory oversight and predefined conditions, enabling evaluation of technical performance, risks and compliance before broader deployment and supporting innovation with mitigations in place.
A controlled technical and legal environment within Moscow where AI technologies may be developed, tested, and deployed under the ELR, allowing certain legislative requirements to be relaxed or adapted to enable real-world observation and iterative innovation while subject to monitoring and evaluation.
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