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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UK law ICO publishes new fining guidance The Information Commissioner’s Office has published new data protection fining guidance setting out how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines. The guidance aims to provide greater transparency for organisations about how the ICO uses its fining power. Publication of the guidance follows a consultation last year….
A team from DLA Piper dig deeper into the House of Lords report on balancing risk and innovation in AI regulation, in particular, the open source question While much attention has been paid to the finalisation of the EU’s AI Act in recent weeks, developments in AI continue at a frenetic rate. On 2nd February…
Simon Deane-Johns takes a step back to review the state of play on AI, AI risk management and some regulatory trends round the world. The widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) – particularly generative AI – as well as the challenges it brings and the fact you may not know you’re relying on it, requires…
The full plenary of the European Parliament has voted to approve the EU AI Act by an overwhelming majority: This follows the political agreement between the member states and MEPs in December 2023. It aims to protect fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability from high-risk AI, while boosting innovation and establishing…
The Chancellor has delivered the Spring Budget 2024. The key issues of interest to tech lawyers are set out below. University spin-outs At the Autumn Statement 2023, the UK government announced that it had accepted the recommendations in Professor Irene Tracey’s and Doctor Andrew Williamson’s independent review of university spin-outs. With the aim of helping…
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UK law ICO releases guidance on biometric data and recognition The ICO has issued guidance on biometric recognition, which highlights how the UK GDPR applies when biometric data is used in biometric recognition systems. The guidance also looks at the uses of biometric recognition and explains how these involve processing special category biometric data. It…
Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Helen Hart look at the recent case of Harber, a tax case involving fictitious case references generated by ChatGPT…
It says that the UK government is concentrating too much on AI safety rather than opportunities….
The package includes establishing an AI Office to implement and enforce the AI Act….
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