Publications

brAInfood: How is the AI lifecycle regulated?

In this brAInfood, we highlight various regulatory regimes which should be taken into account at different stages of the lifecycle of an AI system in a practical overview.

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brAInfood: What are data vaults and what can they mean to you?

In this brAInfood, we elaborate on the tasks and organisation of Athumi under its founding decree. We discuss the provision of personal data vaults and SOLID.

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EU - EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision regarding the EU US Data Privacy Framework

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Policy Prototyping the AI Act: Transparency requirements – workshop report

The Knowledge Centre Data & Society organised a workshop on 21 June to officially kick off its 'Policy Prototyping the AI Act: Transparency Requirements' project.

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brAInfood: Insight into future EU legislation on data and algorithms

Data Governance Act, Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: overview of key concepts, potential impact and the obligations.

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Belgian and Flemish Policy Makers’ Guide to AI Regulation

In this paper, Joanna Bryson (Professor Ethics and Technology, The Hertie School of Governance) discusses how to approach AI regulation at governmental level.

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brAInfood: Important copyright considerations related to text-to-x generators

In this brAInfood, we provide a brief introduction to text-to-x generators and explain some legal considerations in terms of copyright.

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Council of the EU - Compromise Text AI Act

The new compromise text of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) by the Council of the EU has been published. The text, presented by the Czech presidency, follows and builds on the previous (partial) compromises under Slovenian and French presidencies

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(NL) Legal design voor werkbaar werk: zeven prototypes om regulering rond AI & data te vertalen naar de werkvloer

Weet jij of er AI- en datagedreven toepassingen worden gebruikt bij jou op het werk? En weet jij wat het wettelijk kader errond is? We organiseerden een legal design workshop voor vakbonden, UNIA en SERV.

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Nederland - Werknemers monitoren door middel van webcams is illegaal

A Dutch court ruled that that permanent monitoring of an employee through the use of a webcam is unlawful.

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Policy Prototyping: an assessment of Articles 5 & 6 of the EU AI act

What are the conclusions after the first policy prototyping experiment?

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How to Ensure Effective Enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act?

In this paper, Martin Ebers (University of Tartu) addresses the question whether we can expect effective enforcement of the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA).

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European Commission – Liability Rules for Artificial Intelligence

The European Commission recently published two proposals to adapt liability rules to the digital age, circular economy and the impact of global value chains: one that revises the Product Liability Directive (‘revised PLD’) and another one that introduces an extra-contractual liability regime for AI systems (‘AI Liability Directive’).

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Future of Privacy Forum – Automated Decision-Making Under the GDPR: Practical Cases from Courts and Data Protection Authorities

The Future of Privacy Forum has published a report analysing cases regarding automated decision-making under art. 22 GDPR.

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Europe – Trouble for facial recognition company Clearview in Europe

The Italian, French and British Data Protection Authorities find Clearview in breach of data protection rules.

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brAInfood: Possible legal restrictions on the use of data

In this brAInfood, we take a closer look at the possible legal restrictions you may encounter when using data.

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Belgium – unlawful use of facial recognition by federal police

The Belgian Supervisory Body for Police Information ruled that the use of facial recognition software of the company Clearview AI by the federal police was unlawful.

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France & Austria– Use of Google Analytics deemed illegal

The French and Austrian data protection authorities ruled that the use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR

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(NL) Wat ontdek en leer je met legal design?

Deze fiche omvat een beschrijving van de verschillende fases van een legal design proces, telkens met een voorbeeldcase ter illustratie.

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(NL) Legal design

In 2021 organiseerden we onze eerste ‘legal design workshop’. In dit rapport kan je meer lezen over hoe we dat hebben aangepakt en wat we hiervan hebben geleerd.

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South Korea – Conviction of chatbot developer by data protection authority

A chatbot developer was convicted of failing to comply with several obligations under South Korean data protection laws.

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United Kingdom – Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport – Data: A New Direction

In September, the UK government launched a series of proposals to reform the current data protection regulations into a more ambitious, growth-enhancing and innovation-friendly legislative framework.

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Guide: Ethical principles and (non-)existing legal rules for AI

A new guide wherein we examine the extent to which the questions in the Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ALTAI) for self-assessment are already reflected in the existing legal framework

Hong Kong - PCPD guidelines on development and use of AI

Guidelines from the PCPD that help organisations understand and comply with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.

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(NL) Klaar voor de AVG in 10 stappen

Elke organisatie die persoonsgegevens verwerkt moet voldoen aan de AVG-wetgeving. Hierbij moet je rekening houden met een aantal principes. Maar hoe begin je er aan? Deze fiche legt in 10 stappen uit wat je moet doen om in orde te zijn met de AVG.

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Belgium - Federal government - Legislative proposal to amend the law of April 11, 1994 on public access to government, to provide more transparency on the use of algorithms by the government

This legislative proposal seeks to mandate more transparency around the algorithms used by the government.

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(NL) Design thinking in het wetgevend proces: de sleutel voor bruikbare wetgeving?

Wat is legal design thinking en hoe pas je dit toe op het wetgevend proces?

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(NL) SSST... Niet aan de GBA vertellen.

Een korte brochure over hoe je rekening kan houden met gegevensbescherming door ontwerp- en standaardinstellingen van je AI-toepassing.

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(NL) Bijkomende regels rond wetenschappelijk en statistisch onderzoek

Deze fiche focust op de bijkomende regelgeving (bovenop de AVG) met betrekking tot het verzamelen en verwerken van persoonsgegegevens voor wetenschappelijke en statistische doeleinden.

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brAInfood: What is legal sandboxing for AI?

This brAInfood discusses the topic of 'legal sandboxing' for artificial intelligence (AI) in more detail, as mentioned by the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG) of the European Commission in the document 'Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI'.

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