Artificial Intelligence
Parliament mulls monitoring group for AI Act implemention
Est. 4minThe European Parliament is discussing the establishment of a monitoring group for the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which comes into force in August, a leading EU lawmaker for the file told Euractiv.
Ukraine rushes to create AI-enabled war drones
Est. 6minIn Ukraine, a handful of startups are developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to help fly a vast fleet of drones, taking warfare into uncharted territory as combatants race to gain a technological edge in battle.
King Charles confirms UK AI bill is coming, but details yet to be figured out
Est. 3minKing Charles confirmed that legislation to regulate artificial intelligence is coming under the UK's new Labour government, but stopped short of providing details in his speech at the first Parliament session under the new government on Wednesday (17 July).
The European Commission’s assessment of how to define high-risk products relative to sectoral rules
Est. 4minAI-based cybersecurity and emergency services components in internet-connected devices are expected to be classified as high-risk in the context of the AI Act, according to a European Commission document seen by Euractiv.
Global audiences suspicious of AI-powered newsrooms, report finds
Est. 4minGlobal concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, posing fresh challenges to newsrooms already struggling to engage audiences.
Breaking: Meta halts AI rollout in Europe after ‘request’ from Irish data protection authorities
Est. 2minFacebook and Instagram's parent company Meta is pausing its plans to roll our artificial intelligence tools in Europe, following a request from Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), the firm said in a Friday (14 June) blogpost.
Sweden wants to let police use facial recognition technology
Est. 2minSweden's government said Monday (3 June) that it wanted to give law enforcement the ability to use real-time facial recognition technology from cameras in public places, for example to identify people suspected of certain crimes.
Commission’s DG for technology restructures to realise AI Office
Est. 3minDG CNECT is reorganising one if its units to handle the implementation of the AI Act, with Lucilla Sioli leading the department.
European Court of Auditors: Commission failed to effectively coordinate boost in AI investment
Est. 4minEU policy failed to increase investments in artificial intelligence (AI) on par with global leaders, between 2018 and 2022, said the European Court of Auditors in a report published on Wednesday (29 May).
The AI Act compliance deadline: harnessing evaluations for innovation and accountability
Est. 5minMuch of the EU AI Act’s treatment for general purpose AI with systemic risk hinges on evaluations of the models' capabilities. But how to properly evaluate these models is still under discussion.
Staffing questions swirl around Commision’s AI Office
Est. 5minThe Commission said the office is progressing rapidly, but stakeholders are concerned about the timeline and lack of leadership.
A vision for the AI Office: Rethinking digital governance in the EU
Est. 6minSpearheading the implementation of the world's first comprehensive legislation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the AI Office requires robust leadership and an innovative structure that mirrors the dynamism of AI, write Philipp Hacker, Sebastian Hallensleben, and Kai Zenner.
General Purpose AI Models can’t ignore copyright in the EU
Artificial intelligence has posed serious challenges to our understanding of copyright. General-purpose models are trained on massive amounts of text and images in order to produce tools that can answer to a vast array of prompts.
European AI Roundtable on Copyright
In 27 March 2024, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) hosted the inaugural edition of the European AI Roundtable in Brussels.
Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election
Est. 6minIn fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India's A-lister Bollywood actors are seen criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress party in the country's ongoing general election.
Viral deepfake videos of Le Pen family reminder that content moderation is still not up to par ahead of EU elections
Est. 5minDeepfakes of young women allegedly members of the Le Pen family promoting French far-right parties went viral online, escalating the debate around the effectiveness of content moderation ahead of the EU elections in June.
The Huawei Global Talent Summit at MWC
At this year's MWC in Barcelona, Huawei showcased its latest 5G and upcoming 5.5G technologies, emphasizing their transformative potential for both users and businesses.
The Brief – The First AI War
Est. 7minSix years ago, the Brief imagined the ethical challenge that killer robots, possessing, artificial intelligence and presumably looking like Terminator, would pose.
Can a robot compete with a human in the field of wealth management?
Est. 6minAdvanced technologies, especially the development of AI, are significantly modernising wealth management services, write Max Koretskiy and Illia Kyslytskyi.
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AI Act’s global effects might be overstated, experts say
Est. 5minThe policymakers behind the EU's AI Act, passed by the European Parliament with a large majority on 13 March, aimed to set a new global standard for regulating the technology, but not everyone agrees the impact will be as vast as promised.
AI won’t replace quality journalism, but sector needs safeguarding, says socialist think tank head
Est. 8minDespite the rapid rise in Artificial Intelligence and large social media platforms, the President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) Maria João Rodrigues believes that quality journalism still has a clear role in Europe.
EU’s much-heralded AI Act agreed by EU Parliament – but serious human rights holes in law remain
Est. 5minThe AI Act has been a long time coming. Whilst it’s a landmark piece of legislation, unfortunately, it fails to meet the bar on human rights protections, writes Laura Lazaro Cabrera.
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Europe’s landmark AI Act passes Parliament vote
Est. 2minThe EU's AI Act, three years in the making, finally passed. The road to implementation will be complex.
YouTube’s algorithm promoted right-wing content in the 2024 Finnish elections
Est. 3minAmid this week's flurry of talks on AI regulation in Strasbourg, a new study found YouTube to have boosted the far right in Finland's national elections.
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