The European AI Liability Directives
The European AI Liability Directives: Critique of a Half-Hearted Approach and Lessons for the Future This article, authored by Philipp Hacker, Chair of Law and Ethics of the Digital Society @ European University Viadriana, has been recently published in Computer Law & Security Review (51). Abstract: The optimal liability framework for AI systems remains an unsolved problem across the […]
Europe’s Digital Constitution
Europe’s Digital Constitution Anu Bradford, the Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School and the author of Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology, writes on Verfassungsblog: Moments after completing his purchase of Twitter in October 2022, Elon Musk tweeted that “the bird is freed”—an apparent reference to his […]
An AI Law for Europe
An AI Law for Europe Kai Zenner, Axel Voss, Monish Darda and Rolf Schwartman write (in German) for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about the newly approved AI Act by the EU parliament. They write (translated from German): The 14th June 2023 will be an important day for artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe. After 18 months of negotiations, […]
AI Act: A Step Closer to the First Rules on AI
AI Act: A Step Closer to the First Rules on AI *The following post was originally published on the LinkedIn post of Center for AI and Digital Policy There is some exciting news from the European Parliament on the EU AI Act. 📢 “AI Act: a step closer to the first rules on Artificial Intelligence […]
EU AI Act: Council of EU Calls for Promoting Safe AI that Respects Fundamental Rights
On 6th December 2022, the Council has adopted its common position (‘general approach’) on the Artificial Intelligence Act. Its aim is to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems placed on the EU market and used in the Union are safe and respect existing law on fundamental rights and Union values. The draft regulation presented by the Commission in April 2021 […]
A quick guide to the most important AI law you’ve never heard of
The European Union is planning new legislation aimed at curbing the worst harms associated with artificial intelligence. By Melissa Heikkiläarchive It’s a Wild West out there for artificial intelligence. AI applications are increasingly used to make important decisions about humans’ lives with little to no oversight or accountability. This can have devastating consequences: wrongful arrests, incorrect grades for students, […]
Algorithmic discrimination in Europe
This report investigates how algorithmic discrimination challenges the set of legal guarantees put in place in Europe to combat discrimination and ensure equal treatment. More specifically, it examines whether and how the current gender equality and non-discrimination legislative framework in place in the EU can adequately capture and redress algorithmic discrimination. It explores the gaps […]