The dream of directly effective supra-national legislation, applying in exactly the same way in each EU Member State: an EU Regulation should (in theory) provide the same protections in the same way at the same time to all EU...more
11/3/2025
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Ireland has marked a significant milestone in the implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, positioning itself at the forefront of responsible AI regulation in Europe. On 16 September 2025, the Department for...more
9/25/2025
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The European Commission (Commission) adopted its long-anticipated guidelines on the scope of obligations for general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act) (Guidelines) on July...more
Emotion recognition artificial intelligence (Emotion AI) refers to AI which uses various biometric and other data sets such as facial expressions, keystrokes, tone of voice and behavioural mannerisms to identify, infer and...more
If hearing the word “prohibition” brings to mind the moonshine, speakeasies, and bootleg liquor of 1920s America, you’re not alone. It conjures images from ‘Boardwalk Empire’ or ‘The Untouchables’. But today’s prohibition...more
2/3/2025
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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has welcomed X’s agreement to suspend its processing of certain personal data for the purpose of training its AI chatbot tool, Grok. This comes after the DPC issued suspension...more
8/26/2024
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