The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data quality, transparency, human oversight,...more
This blog post introduces the universe of European and national authorities and other relevant actors in the area of supervision and enforcement of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) and provides a...more
This blog post discusses harmonized standards, common specifications, and certificates in the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”). We also discuss the role of the authorities responsible for appointing conformity...more
This blog post discusses the EU Artificial Intelligence Act’s (“AI Act”) measures in support of innovation. These measures will be particularly relevant for companies engaged in research and development activities....more
This blog post focuses on how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) regulates generative AI, which the AI Act refers to as General-Purpose AI (“GPAI”) Models....more
10/3/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Software Developers ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Service Provider
In this blog post, we will focus on obligations that the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) sets for deployers, providers, importers and distributors regarding high-risk AI systems....more
8/27/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
Importers ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Transparency
In this blog post, we will focus on the identification of “high-risk AI systems” under the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) and the requirements applying to such systems. As explained in our previous blog posts, the AI...more
The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 12, 2024, as “Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down...more
This blog post focuses on the transparency requirements associated with certain limited-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems under Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act....more
This blog post focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) practices prohibited under the EU AI Act. Article 5 of the AI Act essentially prohibits AI practices that materially distort peoples’ behavior or that raise serious...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). It is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data...more
3/15/2024
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Machine Learning ,
Member State ,
New Legislation ,
OECD ,
Risk Assessment ,
Technology Sector
On December 8, representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached political agreement on the shape and contents of the EU’s AI Act (the “Act”), setting...more
On June 14, 2023, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position regarding the proposal of the European Commission for a regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence. This is the most recent...more
6/16/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Distributors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Importers ,
International Harmonization ,
Machine Learning ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk-Based Approaches
On March 31, 2023, Italy’s privacy regulator (the “Garante”), announced an immediate temporary limitation on the processing of data of individuals residing in Italy by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence...more
4/4/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Processors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Italy ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Authority
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more
5/31/2022
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Biometric Information ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fines ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Law Enforcement ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Right to Privacy
On February 19, 2020, the European Commission (“EC”) published a series of documents outlining its vision for Europe’s digital future. Amongst these, the EC’s White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: A European approach to...more