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 Lead Supervisory
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From Innovation to Implementation: Regulating AI in Aotearoa New Zealand
It’s fair to say that Aotearoa New Zealand’s approach to regulation (and empowerment) of the rapid adoption of AI-enabled solutions has been conspicuous in its absence to date. New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner is the only regulator to have released substantive guidance for businesses adopting AI-enabled solutions (see our thoughts on that here). Meanwhile, we…
Guest Blog: Addressing AI in insurance sector contracts
AI is increasingly at the forefront for the insurance sector, as methods to tackle fraud, manage claims and improve customer service are developed. In terms of how these developments are addressed in the contracts that underpin such arrangements there are significant issues to bear in mind. This is particularly relevant for…
Guest Blog: Femtech and the use of AI
By: Linzi Penman, Naomi Pryde, Sarah Cunningham, and Kirsty McKay
Due to an exponential growth in the investment in female health and wellbeing, Forbes and Dealroom reported that 2023 saw 1.14 billion USD raised collectively across 120 deals in ‘Femtech’. The phrase refers to technology products and services that help to solve the health needs…
HONG KONG: Artificial Intelligence – Model Personal Data Protection Framework
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 (“PCPD”)…
Ireland: DPC Issues Record 87% of EU GDPR Fines in 2023; Breach Reports Increase by 20%
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting a record year with DPC fines accounting for 87% of all GDPR fines issued across the EU. A busy year for the DPC also saw a 20% increase in reported personal data breaches as Helen Dixon steps down after 10 years in…
FemTech and the use of AI
Due to an exponential growth in the investment in female health and wellbeing, Forbes and Dealroom reported that 2023 saw 1.14 billion USD raised collectively across 120 deals in ‘FemTech’. The phrase refers to technology products and services that help to solve the health needs and concerns suffered disproportionately or solely by females. With an…
Senate unveils long-anticipated AI roadmap
Written by: Richard Burr, Tony Samp, Danny Tobey, Coran Darling, Ted Loud
Nearly a year after a bipartisan group of senators launched efforts to set new rules for artificial intelligence – and following a series of interactions between legislators and outside experts to inform the lawmaking process about the rapidly evolving…
Italian AI bill: Main issues and risks
On 23 April, the Italian Council of Ministers passed a bill (AI Bill) aimed at introducing national AI provisions. The main scope is to establish regulatory criteria to balance the opportunities offered by new technologies with the risks associated with improper and harmful use. It supplements the European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act), which…
The Road to AI efficiency: the trend toward smaller more performant AI and AI at the edge
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It’s 4:31 in the morning, a watery dawn is breaking, and I’m wafting down an almost empty M40 motorway heading to Heathrow for an early flight. The advanced autopilot features in the car are helping with the driving (in the UK it amounts to lane keeping and smart cruise control rather than…