A much-anticipated Opinion from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on AI models and data protection has not resulted in the clear or definitive guidance that businesses operating in the EU had hoped for. The Opinion emphasises the need for case-by-case assessments to determine GDPR applicability, highlighting the importance of accountability and record-keeping

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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 proceedings against X in the Irish High Court.  The DPC described this as the first time that any

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Disclaimer: The blogpost below is based on a previously published Thomson Reuters Practical Law practice note (EU AI Act: data protection aspects (EU)) and only presents a short overview of and key takeaways from this practice note. This blogpost has been produced with the permission of Thomson Reuters, who has the copyright over the

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A UK court has reversed a fine imposed on the provider of a facial image database service, Clearview AI, on the basis that the (UK) GDPR did not apply to the processing of personal data by the company. In so doing, the court has provided helpful judicial interpretation of both the territorial and material scope

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Authors: James Clark, Coran Darling, Andrew Dyson, Gareth Stokes, Imran Syed & Rachel de Souza

In November 2021, the UK Government (“Government”) issued the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, with the ambition of making the UK a global AI superpower over the next decade. The strategy promised a
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Authors: Jules Toynton, Coran Darling

Data is often the fuel that powers AI used by organisations. It tailors search parameters, spots behavioural trends, and predicts future possible outcomes (to highlight a just a few uses). In response, many of these organisations seek to accumulate and use as much data as possible, in order to
Continue Reading Keeping an ‘AI’ on your data: UK data regulator recommends lawful methods of using personal information and artificial intelligence

Authors: Coran Darling, James Clark

In its proposed AI Regulation (“AI Act”), the EU recognises AI as one of the most important technologies of the 21st century. It is often forgotten, however, that AI is not one specific type of technology. Instead, it is an umbrella term for a range of

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Author: James Clark

The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) has published a major strategy document (‘Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data’) outlining the government’s plans for the regulation and use of data in healthcare.

In this post, we look at some of the most
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