In December 2023, political agreement was reached by EU policy makers on all substantive aspects of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Since then, the close-to-final text of this transformational piece of European...more
“My lord, my need is sore! Spirits that I've cited my commands ignore.” Are today’s AI solutions like Goethe’s bewitched broomsticks – which the sorcerer’s apprentice has called to life and then desperately tries, in vain, to...more
On 8 December 2023, after marathon “trilogue” negotiations, the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and European Commission reached a groundbreaking agreement on the forthcoming AI Act. Although the final text is still...more
Following its formal adoption by the EU Parliament and Council in November, the EU Data Act is about to become the new key pillar of the EU data strategy. The Data Act is widely expected to be a game changer in the market...more
The EU Data Act creates data access rights against manufacturers to benefit users of smart products. These data access rights could be in conflict with the IP rights and especially the manufacturers' trade secrets. The final...more
The Data Act Proposal aims to provide fairness to data access and proposes new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU across all economic sectors. It creates the obligation for manufacturers and designers to...more