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Navigating Simplification Without Sacrificing Safeguards: Key Takeaways

As the EU begins the complex task of making the European Artificial Intelligence Act[1] (the “AI Act”) workable in real life, the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules…

Continue Reading EU: EDPB and EDPS publish joint opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal for the Digital Omnibus on AI

Over the last decade, the EU has launched an unprecedented constellation of laws: GDPR, the AI Act, the Data Act, NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, DSA, DMA, eIDAS 2.0 and more. Together – under the ‘Digital Decade’ banner – they aim to form a powerful framework to protect fundamental rights, promote trustworthy technology and…

Continue Reading EU: Digital Autofocus – Will Europe’s Digital Omnibus bring clarity to Regulation? 

The Spanish Data Protection Authority (“AEPD“) has published its 2024 annual report, which includes the AEPD’s awareness-raising activities; the collaboration and inspection activities of the Spanish authorities; relevant reports and procedures published during 2024; and an analysis of regulatory trends and key privacy challenges for the coming months. The annual report’s key elements…

Continue Reading Spain: Spanish Data Protection Authority Publishes Annual Report

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…

Continue Reading EU: EDPB Opinion on AI Provides Important Guidance though Many Questions Remain

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…

Continue Reading Ireland: Increased regulatory convergence of AI and data protection: X suspends training of AI chatbot with EU user data after Irish regulator issues High Court proceedings

In the rapid development of artificial intelligence (“AI”), regulators are playing catch up in creating frameworks to aid and regulate its development.

As the AI landscape begins to mature, different jurisdictions have begun to publish guidance and frameworks. Most recently, on 11 June 2024, Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“…

Continue Reading HONG KONG: Artificial Intelligence – Model Personal Data Protection Framework

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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…
Continue Reading A Pro-Innovation Approach: UK Government publishes white paper on the future of governance and regulation of artificial intelligence

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…

Continue Reading EUROPE: Data protection regulators publish myth-busting guidance on machine learning