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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising everything from industrial production to cancer diagnosis. But as well as tremendous upsides it also carries risks.

The articles below tackle different aspects of the AI debate, from explaining what ‘AI technology’ really does to examining how it is testing legal frameworks around product liability, intellectual property and even human rights. Our AI hub aims to demystify this rapidly developing technology and explore how it intersects with regulation and the law.

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AI Regulation Is Evolving Globally and Businesses Need to Keep Up

This article was first published on Bloomberg Law on 10 December 2024. Freshfields’ attorneys examine generative AI’s global impactCompanies must understand how regulators approach AI Artificial…

Author(s): Beth George, Giles Pratt, Lutz Riede

  • ai
  • data
  • eu ai act
  • global
  • regulatory
  • tech media and telecoms
  • us
  • intellectual property

The UK’s new approach to international data transfers: making international transfers easier?

On 23 October 2024, the UK government introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament (the DUAB). Our previous blog summarised the changes to the UK’s data protection framework that it will…

Author(s): Rachael Annear, Joseph Mason, Adam Gillert, Rhea Dennis

  • ai
  • data
  • data protection
  • europe
  • gdpr
  • governments and public sector
  • tech media and telecoms

EU AI Act unpacked #19: General-Purpose AI Code of Practice – an overview

As forecasted in our previous blog post, the AI Office published the ‘First Draft General-Purpose AI Code of Practice’ (the draft CoP) on 14 November 2024. The draft CoP specifies the obligations…

Author(s): Lutz Riede, Davide Borelli, Verena Kirchmair, Jan Niklas Di Fabio, Federico Cazzaniga, Victor Garcia Lopez, Federica Dominici

  • ai
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series

More California Privacy Rules: California Agency Issues Proposed Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking, Cybersecurity Audits, and Risk Assessments

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has opened the public comment period on its long-awaited proposed regulations on automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT), cybersecurity audits,…

Author(s): Christine Lyon, Beth George, Megan Kayo, Nina Frant, Sean Quinn, Christine Chong, Madeline Cimino

  • cybersecurity
  • ai

EU AI Act unpacked #18: Protection of personal data under the AI Act

[You can find all episodes of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series by clicking here.] In this edition of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series, we take a look at the EU AI Act (AI Act) and its implication…

Author(s): Christoph Werkmeister, Philipp Roos, Hanna Hoffmann

  • ai
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series
  • eu digital strategy

EU AI Act unpacked #17: The role of Employee Representatives

[You can find all episodes of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series by clicking here.] AI is being used increasingly in the workplace and is becoming more valuable regarding almost all areas of…

Author(s): Satya Staes Polet, Raquel Flórez, David Mendel, Leonhard Prasser, Flavia Lang, Hubertus Reinbach, Brunhilde Van Den Haute, Olga Chislova, Matteo Tola, Guy Huffen, Marina Sokolova, Blaise Nsenguwera

  • ai
  • employment
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series
  • gdpr

DFS Issues New AI-focused Guidance for Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued guidance addressing how institutions can meet their existing obligations under 23 NYCRR 500 (“Part 500”) given new…

Author(s): Brock Dahl, Kimberly Zelnick, Timothy Howard, Beth George, Robert Barton, Eunice Ju

  • ai
  • cybersecurity
  • data protection
  • compliance

UK announces data reforms: what businesses need to know

On 23 October 2024 the UK government introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament (the DUAB). The DUAB is a wide-ranging and significant reform package with implications for all businesses…

Author(s): Giles Pratt, Rachael Annear, Tristan Lockwood, Adam Gillert

  • ai
  • data
  • data protection
  • e-commerce
  • europe
  • gdpr
  • ico
  • internet of things
  • platforms
  • regulatory
  • regulatory framework
  • tech media and telecoms
  • onlinesafety
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