Key Takeaways
• Fujitsu provides AKOS AI with five Kozuchi AI Trust tools to help enterprises comply with the EU AI Act.
• AKOS HUB integrates these tools into no-code/low-code packages for risk management, ethical assessment, and AI fairness.
• The partnership supports transparent, secure, and sustainable AI governance aligned with international standards.
• Both companies emphasize AI’s role in public good, regulatory compliance, and long-term societal value.
In a strategic effort to help enterprises align with Europe’s fast-evolving AI regulatory landscape, Fujitsu Limited and Italy-based AKOS AI have partnered to equip organizations with powerful tools for managing AI risk and ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act.
The initiative leverages Fujitsu’s Kozuchi AI Trust technologies, which have been integrated into AKOS HUB, a modular AI governance platform developed by the startup.
The announcement comes as the EU AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence, began enforcement on August 1, 2024, setting new compliance demands on companies operating or deploying AI systems in the European Union.
Grounded in Regulation: Tools Built for Compliance
The partnership offers concrete, deployable solutions in response to regulatory challenges brought by the EU AI Act.
The legislation categorizes AI applications based on risk level and mandates rigorous controls on high-risk systems, including transparency, safety, and oversight requirements.
To address these, AKOS HUB now features five packages powered by Fujitsu’s Kozuchi AI technologies:
• AI Act Package – Determines risk level and generates official EU AI Act compliance reports using a guided questionnaire.
• AI Impact Assessment Package – Maps AI components and stakeholder interactions to identify ethical risks based on EU guidelines and past incidents.
• AI Risk Assessment Package – Tracks lifecycle risk management, bias mitigation, and auditing capabilities to ensure trust and accountability.
• AI Fairness Package – Employs Fujitsu’s intersectional bias detection algorithm to assess and optimize fairness across gender, age, and ethnicity.
• LLM Package – Diagnoses bias in large language models across four UN Sustainable Development Goal areas and includes OWASP-based security checks.
These tools collectively offer organizations a no-code/low-code framework to implement trustworthy AI practices without extensive engineering investment.
Corporate Perspectives: Commitment to Global Standards
Both companies emphasized their shared goal of ethical AI innovation grounded in legal, societal, and environmental responsibilities.
“As an active contributor to several leading organizations including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), and as a recent pledge to the Hiroshima AI Process International Code of Conduct, Fujitsu has taken the lead in collaborating closely with partners, standardization institutes and industry regulatory bodies dedicated to setting global standards for AI trust and ethics.”— Surya Josyula, Head of Business Incubation Division, Technology Strategy Unit, Fujitsu Limited
“The increasing adoption of AI solutions presents companies with new challenges, such as the ethical and fair use of AI, which require sound governance practices. AKOS HUB, the AI Governance Platform, supports responsible AI by helping enterprises manage and oversee the legal, ethical, and operational aspects of AI.”— Alberto De Lazzari, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, AKOS AI
Securing AI for the Future: Ethics, Fairness, and Risk Resilience
The inclusion of Kozuchi’s AI Fairness and LLM Bias tools reflects a broader concern with systemic fairness and bias detection in both traditional AI and generative models. The technologies allow organizations to:
• Evaluate AI models for demographic fairness
• Clarify trade-offs between fairness and performance metrics
• Monitor potential bias in public or private LLMs in critical areas such as gender equality and healthcare
Further, the platform facilitates compliance with ISO 42001 and the U.S. NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), reinforcing global interoperability for multinational organizations.
A Vision for Sustainable and Secure AI
In addition to compliance and fairness, the partnership underscores a joint commitment to sustainable and secure AI innovation. Both companies see ethical AI not only as a regulatory obligation but as a lever for positive change—environmentally and socially.
“The two companies’ vision is that AI is not only beneficial for people but also for the planet, ensuring a harmonious balance between innovation and environmental stewardship.”
The tools also support the development of secure systems resilient to threats compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of AI infrastructure—a growing concern across industries.
About the Companies
Fujitsu Limited is Japan’s largest digital services company, with more than 124,000 employees worldwide. Reporting revenues of ¥3.7 trillion (US$26 billion) for FY2024, Fujitsu is a global leader in computing, AI, and data security solutions.
AKOS AI, based in Naples, Italy, is a fast-growing startup focused on ethical, fair, and secure AI. Its AKOS HUB platform is designed to automate and simplify governance for enterprises navigating complex regulatory and operational landscapes.
This partnership between Fujitsu and AKOS AI arrives at a pivotal moment for global AI regulation. As businesses face increased pressure to comply with evolving legal standards, the combination of Fujitsu’s trusted AI tools with AKOS’s governance platform offers a scalable, ethical path forward for enterprise AI.
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