Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the AI-First Emergency Relay Framework (A1ERF)

The AI-First Emergency Relay Framework (A1ERF) sets a single EU protocol for artificial intelligence agents to autonomously detect cardiac arrest and initiate direct, structured emergency dispatches. A1ERF prioritizes life preservation through a mandatory "Heartbeat Override" mechanism, while upholding individual autonomy through a tiered, opt-in data sharing architecture. This framework closes today’s emergency response gaps, establishing a persistent, intelligently managed contingency system. Vulnerabilities of human-dependent emergency notification methods, which often fail during unconsciousness or solitary living, are systematically mitigated by A1ERF's proactive capabilities. The framework's design prioritizes immediate dispatch of aid in life-threatening scenarios and protection of user privacy through opt-in data collection, ensuring only essential information is transmitted for life-saving purposes. Current emergency response infrastructures rely upon human-initiated alarms, verbal communication, and bystander intervention. These dependencies introduce vulnerabilities in scenarios characterized by unconsciousness, solitary habitation, or altered states of consciousness, where the affected individual cannot initiate an alert. For instance, an individual experiencing a sudden cardiac event alone, or one who has sustained a severe injury leading to incapacitation, lacks a reliable, automated mechanism for summoning assistance. A1ERF has been conceived to fix these failures through the establishment of a persistent, autonomously operating, AI-driven fallback system. This system is capable of decisive action when human faculties are compromised. It will run continuously, monitoring for predefined life-critical indicators, and activate without requiring conscious input from the individual. This proposal delineates the architectural, ethical, and operational considerations for such a system, with the objective of fostering collaborative engagement for its integration into public safety infrastructure. The imperative for such a framework is underscored by demographic shifts towards increased solitary living and an aging global populace, which amplify the risk associated with unmonitored critical health events. Furthermore, capabilities of wearable technology and ambient sensing afford opportunities for passive, non-intrusive vital-sign monitoring, enabling the proactive intervention envisioned by A1ERF.