Governance

KI‑Reallabor

National real‑world AI testing environment required by Article 57.

Definition

A national real‑world testing environment required by Article 57 of the AI Regulation for innovation and experimentation with AI systems; the draft assigns primary responsibility to the Bundesnetzagentur to operate at least one reallabor, with operational details to be specified by secondary regulation. It is intended to support innovation, testing, and regulatory sandboxes for SMEs and start‑ups.