On 18 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion (pursuant to Article 64(2) of the GDPR) on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models. The opinion deals with three matters: Anonymity, the opinion says that whether an AI model is anonymous […]
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Europe’s AI Treaty signed by UK and US
On 5 September 2024, the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No.225) (‘the treaty’) was signed by the UK, US, the EU, Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Norway, the Republic of Moldova and San Marino. The treaty aims to ensure that […]
EU AI Act now in force
The first comprehensive AI law, the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689 entered into force on 1 August 2024. While the AI Act will be fully applicable from 2 August 2026, some parts will be applicable sooner. The ban of AI systems posing unacceptable risks will apply from 2 February 2025. Unacceptable risk […]
OECD AI, Data Governance and Privacy
The OECD has published a report mapping the principles set out in the OECD Privacy Guidelines to the OECD AI Principles. As explained in the report, ‘AI and privacy policy communities often address these issues independently, with approaches that vary between jurisdictions and legal systems. These silos can generate misunderstandings, add complexities […]
EU AI Act landmark regulation
The European Parliament and Council of Europe have now approved the landmark EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The AI Act takes a risk-based approach and categorises AI systems into four levels of risk – prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, and minimal risk applications. AI practices that are prohibited include those using deceptive […]
EDPS Releases Guidelines on Gen AI
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published its guidelines on generative Artificial Intelligence and personal data for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs). The guidelines aim to help EUIs comply with the data protection obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, when using or developing generative AI tools. Wojciech Wiewiórowski, […]
OECD Updated AI Principles
On 3 May 2024, the OECD and partner countries released the updated AI Principles, which include five recommendations for policymakers. The updates respond to recent developments in AI and the rapidly evolving risks associated with newer technologies such as generative AI and foundation models. The 5 values-based principles are: Inclusive growth, […]
US, Australia, Canada, NZ and UK issue guidance for AI System Security
The U.S. National Security Agency’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center (NSA AISC) has published the joint Cybersecurity Information on Deploying AI Systems Securely in collaboration with CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the New Zealand […]
AI Governance now mandated for U.S. Federal Government Agencies
On 28 March 2024, President Biden issued a Memorandum establishing new agency requirements and guidance for AI governance, innovation, and risk management, including through specific minimum risk management practices for uses of AI that impact the rights and safety of the public. Specific actions required by agencies include: Designating a Chief […]
UK AI assurance techniques guide released
The UK Government has released a guide to support organisations to better understand how AI assurance techniques can be used to ensure the safe and responsible development and deployment of AI systems. As the guide explains this requires ‘a multi-disciplinary and socio-technical approach to ensure that human values and ethical considerations are […]
AI Security NIST AI 100-2 E2023
In January 2024, NIST published a report on AI security titled, ‘Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations’ which was authored by Apostol Vassilev (NIST), Alina Oprea (Northeastern University), Alie Fordyce (Robust Intelligence), Hyrum Anderson (Robust Intelligence). The publication develops a taxonomy of concepts and defines terminology in the field of adversarial machine […]
US President issues Executive Order on AI
Two days before the Bletchley Declaration, U.S President, Jo Biden, issued his first Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI stating that his Administration ‘places the highest urgency on governing the development and use of AI safely and responsibly, and is therefore advancing a coordinated, […]
Explaining decisions made by AI
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office and The Alan Turing Institute have released a guidance to provide practical advice to organisations to help explain the processes, services and decisions delivered or assisted by AI, to the individuals affected by them. The guidance consists of three parts. Depending on your level of expertise, and […]
Regulating AI in the UK (part 2)
Last month we brought you the UK Government’s White Paper released on 29 March 2023, to implement a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation and the EU’s AI Act with Tom Whittaker’s flowchart to assist in navigating the proposed EU AI. Tom Whittaker of Burgess Salmon (UK) has developed a further flowchart […]
Navigating the new EU AI Act
Tom Whittaker of Burges Salmon UK has developed a flowchart to assist navigating the new EU AI Act. This new act is is extra-territorial and the obligations (and risk of penalties + enforcement) still arise where certain legal entities are based outside of the EU. Originally posted here
Regulating AI in the UK
The UK Government released on 29 March a White Paper setting out plans for implement a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation. The intention is not to introduce AI legislation ‘too early’ and relies on collaboration between government, business and empowering regulators to take the lead. The principles to guide regulator […]
NIST AI Framework
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) a guidance document for use by organisations designing, developing, deploying or using AI systems to help manage the many risks of AI technologies. It was released along with a […]
UK proposals for new AI Rule Book
The UK Government has put forward proposals on the future regulation of Artificial Intelligence, to help develop consistent rules to promote innovation and protect the public. It comes as the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is introduced to Parliament which will transform the UK’s data laws to boost innovation […]
Urgent action needed over AI risks
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stressed the urgent need for a moratorium on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose a serious risk to human rights until adequate safeguards are put in place. She also called for AI applications that cannot be used […]
EU bodies call for facial recognition ban in public
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have supported the call on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on the use of artificial intelligence technologies but expressed concern by the exclusion of international law enforcement cooperation from the scope of the proposal. The EDPB and […]
