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Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

The EU Commission signed the Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

03.12.2024

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European Commission - First Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

This draft document outlines key considerations for providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAI)

02.12.2024

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Insights on guidelines for generative AI

In the meet-up of the learning community 'AI and ethics in practice' on September 27, 2024, we talked about the best practices and challenges of GenAI governance.

06.11.2024

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A Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment for law enforcement AI systems

In this guest blog, researcher Donatella Casaburo from the KU Leuven Centre for IP & IT Law (CiTiP) talks about the Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment template on which she worked as part of the European Union-funded ALIGNER project.

04.11.2024

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United States of America/California – Several bills regulating generative AI

Over the past few months, the California Legislature passed more than a dozen bills concerning AI.

18.10.2024

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Belgium – Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR: a data protection perspective

The Belgian Data Protection Authority released an information brochure outlining the interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act in AI system development.

10.10.2024

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UNESCO - Consultation paper on AI regulation: emerging approaches across the world

This Consultation paper on AI regulation discusses 9 emerging regulatory approaches to AI that are being considered across the world.

02.10.2024

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(NL) De VRT zet volop in op digitale inclusie: “Vlamingen op een positieve manier kennis laten maken met de mogelijkheden die digitalisering biedt”

De nood aan digitale inclusie blijft hoog in Vlaanderen. Als publieke omroep zette de VRT hierop in met verschillende projecten. Projectcoördinator Céline Decock vertelt over de digitale inclusie initiatieven bij de omroep.

01.10.2024

Blog

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Een persoon houdt zijn telefoon vast met een laptop tegen de achtergrond

brAInfood: How do you collaborate with AI?

From assistant to advisor and guide – AI systems are taking on an increasingly diverse range of roles in our daily lives. What’s your perspective on interacting with AI?

27.09.2024

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Bronzen beeld van vrouwe justitia. Op de afbeelding zie je ook een witte banner met de vlag van België. Deze afbeelding toont een gerechtelijke beslissing in België.
bronze statue of Lady Justice. The image also shows a white banner with the flag of Belgium. This image shows a court decision in Belgium.

Belgium – European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) v. Mediahuis N.V.

The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority issued a ruling on measures regarding cookie banners on the Mediahuis’ news websites at the beginning of September.

17.09.2024

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European Commission - The future of European competitiveness

Italy's former prime minister Mario Draghi has written a report on European competitiveness at the request of the European Commission. The report is very critical, contains a comprehensive situation outline and an extensive set of general and thematic recommendations

16.09.2024

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(NL) Aan de slag met lokale, privacyvriendelijke Large Language Models

Maak jij je ook zorgen over je privacy en ecologische voetafdruk als je ChatGPT om hulp vraagt? Dan zijn lokale LLM's (Large Language Modellen) misschien iets voor jou.

03.09.2024

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Een statig gebouw in een klassieke bouwstijl met prominente zuilen en standbeelden, die een hof van justitie weerspiegelen. Een witte banner met het de vlag van de Europese Unie is over de afbeelding geplaatst om aan te geven dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een wet of wetsvoorstel in Europa gaat.

EU - EU AI Act: entry into force & overview main provisions

On August 1st 2024 the AI Act entered into force. From now on, several parts of the AI Act will become applicable on various moments.

14.08.2024

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Court of Justice of the EU – Case regarding credit scoring and automated decision making (Schufa I & II, C-26/22 and C-64/22, C-634/21)

Can credit scoring be considered a form of automated decision-making and can personal data be kept longer than it is publicly available in public registries?

07.08.2024

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Germany – Draft law of the Federal Council to protect personal rights from deepfakes under criminal law

The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) proposed a draft law to criminalize the violation of personal rights through deepfakes.

05.08.2024

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A woman is writing something on a piece of paper that is lying down on a table. There is another person next to her. The setting is professional. A white banner with the flag of the USA shows that this policy monitor item is about a development in the USA

Een vrouw schrijft iets op een stuk papier dat op een tafel ligt. Er staat nog iemand naast haar. De setting is professioneel. Een witte banner met de vlag van de VS laat zien dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een ontwikkeling in de VS gaat.

United States of America - ARIA program for assessing risks an impacts of AI by NIST

NIST started its ARIA program through which developers can have their models and systems evaluated.

30.07.2024

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Canada – Moffatt v. Air Canada

On 14 February 2024, the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that incorrect information provided by a chatbot is attributable to the organisation using the bot.

18.07.2024

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Court of justice of the EU - Case C-588/21 regarding the paid access to harmonised standards for goods

On 5 March 2024 the CJEU issued a ruling regarding the right of access to harmonised product standards.

08.07.2024

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Een vrouw zit in de zetel met een kat naast haar, ze is gefocust bezig op haar tablet.

brAInfood: Managing with data: what is the impact of employee datafication?

Data collecting at work is common. Just think about uploading your diploma and tracking your project hours. But what if your company is gathering data to evaluate your performance?

01.07.2024

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brAInfood: How watertight are watermarks?

Are you sometimes surprised by how authentic AI-generated content seems nowadays? Learn about AI-generated content, recognition methods and EU regulations in this brAInfood.

28.06.2024

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The Council of the European Union - Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 as regards a EuroHPC initiative for start-ups in order to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence

This amendment adds AI-dedicated supercomputers and AI Factories to EuroHPC JU’s mandate to boost European leadership in trustworthy AI

26.06.2024

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Persoon houdt een stuk papier vast. Een witte banner met de Belgische vlag is over de afbeelding geplaatst, waarmee wordt aangegeven dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een ontwikkeling in België gaat.

Belgium – Law implementing the European Data Governance Act

The Chamber approved the text of the law implementing the European Data Governance Act on 8 May 2024.

20.06.2024

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Defining AI in the AI Act: pin the tail on the system

A guest blog by Tervel Bovev from the KU Leuven Centre for IT and IP law.

23.05.2024

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Persoon houdt een stapel papieren vast. Een witte banner met de vlag van Vlaanderen is over het beeld geplaatst, dit geeft aan dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een administratieve beslissing in Vlaanderen gaat.

Flemish Government - Flemish Media Authority- Competent authority Digital Services Act

The Flemish Media Authority will act as the competent authority in Flanders for the oversight of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

26.04.2024

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brAInfood: What is the connection between sustainability and AI

In the past few years, the use of AI to promote sustainability has gotten more and more notice. But what do words like "sustainability" and "sustainable AI" really mean?

25.04.2024

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(NL) Data in en voor Vlaanderen: juridische overwegingen voor Vlaamse dataplatformen

Op basis van het Vlaamse We Are project onderzoekt het Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij in dit rapport bestaande en aankomende wetgeving rond data en datadeling.

23.04.2024

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European Commission - Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research

The Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research are a set of recommendations for researchers, funding bodies, and research organizations on how to responsibly use generative AI tools to ensure research quality, transparency, and ethical conduct.

22.04.2024

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United Nations - Resolution on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems for Sustainable Development

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted the first global resolution on AI that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data and monitor AI for risks

09.04.2024

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European Commission - European AI Office

The AI Office is a new body within the European Commission charged with overseeing the implementation of the EU AI Act and promoting trustworthy AI development.

20.03.2024

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Een afbeelding van meerdere 3D-vormen die tekstballonnen in een reeks voorstellen, met daarin opgedeelde tekstfragmenten.

brAInfood: What are foundation models?

Since the advent of ChatGPT, we have been inundated with what generative AI models can do. The basis of OpenAI's ChatGPT are foundation models. But how do they really work? In this brAInfood, we explain it to you.