The CMA launched its AI Foundation Models initial review in May 2023. It published an initial report in September 2023, in which it proposed principles to guide the development and deployment of foundation models (FM) to positive outcomes for competition and consumer protection. It has now published an update paper which: The three risks are:…
The Vice President of the Court of Justice has ruled in Case C-639/23 P(R) European Commission v Amazon Services Europe Sàrl. In April 2023 the Commission adopted a decision under the Digital Services Act which designated Amazon Store as a very large online platform. Among other things, this meant that Amazon Store is obliged to…
The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority are consulting on their proposed approach to operating the Digital Securities Sandbox. The Sandbox is an initiative aimed at helping to facilitate the adoption of innovative technology in digital assets in the UK. It follows the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, which provides HM Treasury…
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Since the introduction of its Children’s code of practice in 2021, the ICO has been working with online services including websites, apps and games to provide better privacy protections for children, aimed at ensuring their personal information is used appropriately within the digital world. The ICO says that there has been significant progress and many…
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UK law Patents Court refuses interim declaration that draft licence is FRAND The Patents Court has recently issued its judgment in the case of Lenovo Group Limited and others v Interdigital Technology Corporation and others [2024] EWHC 596 (Ch). It refused Lenovo’s application for a declaration that a proposed draft interim licence of various cellular…
UK law Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill receives second reading The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill has received its second reading in the House of Lords. Committee stage is yet to be scheduled. The Bil is a private member’s bill which would introduce a new body, the AI Authority, which would have various functions designed to help…
The Digital Markets Act regulates gatekeepers (large digital platforms that provide an important gateway between business users and consumers, whose position can grant them the power to create a bottleneck in the digital economy). Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft were designated by the European Commission as gatekeepers in September 2023, and were required…
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Ofcom is seeking evidence to inform its codes of practice and guidance on the additional duties that will apply to some of the most widely used online sites and apps, designated as “categorised” services, under the Online Safety Act. Under the Act, all in-scope tech firms must put in place appropriate safety measures to protect…
Sasha Henry and Archie Millar summarise the cyber threats recently identified by the World Economic Forum What is the current state, and where are we going? From opportunistic ransomware to complex crime-as-a-service, threat actors have adapted their methodologies to facilitate enterprise scale attacks by monetising major business disruption. With increasing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)…
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Darren Grayson Chng reviews a new book on the perils of privacy and AI With AI continuing to be in vogue this year, the democratisation of publishing has led to content about AI of varying lengths and quality being published every day – journal articles, three-page law firm updates, LinkedIn posts linking to a webpage…
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