Category: law
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When the technical meets the political: Court of Justice rules that EU standards require more openness
When the technical meets the political: Court of Justice rules that EU standards require more openness Arnaud Van Waeyenberge, HEC Paris Business School This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that harmonised technical standards – an influential form of governance…
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Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law
Generative AI is a minefield for copyright law Robert Mahari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Jessica Fjeld, Harvard Law School, and Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fair’s art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourney – a generative AI system trained on…
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AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these ‘artificial persons’ follow the law
AIs could soon run businesses – it’s an opportunity to ensure these ‘artificial persons’ follow the law Daniel Gervais, Vanderbilt University and John Nay, Stanford University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Only “persons” can engage with the legal system – for example, by signing contracts or filing lawsuits. There…
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Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever
Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever Marta Torre-Schaub, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the European Court of…
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AI is already being used in the legal system – we need to pay more attention to how we use it
AI is already being used in the legal system – we need to pay more attention to how we use it Morgiane Noel, Trinity College Dublin This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become such a part of our daily lives that it’s hard to avoid –…
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Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right
Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right S. Shyam Sundar, Penn State; Cason Schmit, Texas A&M University, and John Villasenor, University of California, Los Angeles This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. From fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested by New York…
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