They sacked all their staff with any hint of political opinion and now they have AI presenters due to “staff shortages” They’ve started with sport .. sounds like a Trojan Horse from where I’m standing Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s government-backed broadcaster RTHK has begun to use Artificial Intelligence-generated (AI) voices in place of
CPPA Executive Director Remarks on Policy and Enforcement Priorities
A new post on the Covington Inside Privacy blog discusses remarks by California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Executive Director Ashkan Soltani at the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ global privacy conference last week. The remarks covered the CPPA’s priorities for rulemaking and administrative enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act, including with respect to connected
历时三年，欧盟《人工智能法案》通过欧洲议会表决
作者：宁宣凤 吴涵 张浣然 刘畅 王储
2024年3月13日，欧洲议会以523票赞成、46票反对和49票弃权的表决结果通过了《人工智能法案》（Artificial Intelligence Act）。
历时三年，经过成员国与欧盟理事会、欧盟议会等欧盟层面机构的多次磋商、讨论，面临欧盟、美国等国家/地区科技巨头企业的担忧与疑虑，欧盟人工智能监管立法终于迎来重大进展。
U.S. Tech Legislative, Regulatory & Litigation Update – First Quarter 2024
This quarterly update highlights key legislative, regulatory, and litigation developments in the first quarter of 2024 related to artificial intelligence (“AI”), connected and automated vehicles (“CAVs”), and data privacy and cybersecurity. As noted below, some of these developments provide industry with the opportunity for participation and comment.
EU confirms agreement on rules to improve working conditions of platform workers
On 11 March the Council of the EU confirmed the provisional agreement reached on the Platform Workers Directive (the Directive). The Directive aims to improve the working conditions of those who work on platforms in the gig economy and will also regulate the use of algorithms by digital labour platforms.
Employment protection
The EU suggests
Tennessee Enacts Legislation to Protect Musicians from AI-Generated Voice Impersonations
State lawmakers across the country continue to pursue new legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), and especially the creation and distribution of AI-generated content (sometimes referred to as “deepfakes,” “synthetic content,” or “fabricated media”). On March 21, 2024, Tennessee’s governor signed the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act (“ELVIS Act”) (
OMB Issues First Governmentwide AI Policy for Federal Agencies
On March 28, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released guidance on governance and risk management for federal agency use of artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance was issued in furtherance of last fall’s White House AI Executive Order, which established goals to promote the safe, secure, and trustworthy use and development of
* UPDATE * Ontario Passes Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, Imposing Pay Transparency Requirements Among Other Things
Special thanks to our articling student Mario Lofranco for contributing to this update.
In a previous blog post, we discussed the proposed changes that Bill 149 would bring to several employment statutes, building on the Working for Workers Acts, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Bill 149 received royal assent on March 21,
Explainability, misrepresentation, and the commercialization of artificial intelligence
Explainability (and its sibling, interpretability) is arguably the most important new legal concept developed in response to the creation of highly complex artificial intelligence models trained on massive amounts of data and computer power.
Explainability serves as a cornerstone of AI regulation. It matters because users have a higher level of trust and greater perception
L’EPO ha pubblicato il Patent Index 2023: l’Italia cresce ancora nella brevettazione ed è tra i primi Paesi nel deposito di brevetti europei con effetto unitario
L’Ufficio Europeo dei Brevetti (European Patent Office – EPO) ha pubblicato il Patent Index 2023, che fornisce una panoramica delle attività di deposito nell’Unione Europea nell’anno appena trascorso.
Il primo dato che si ricava è che i depositi di brevetti presso l’EPO nel 2023 sono aumentati del 2,9% rispetto all’anno precedente e ciò principalmente