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17.11.2023
by Katerina Yordanova
Being biased towards the ‘bias’ might not be the best starting point when attempting to demystify the AI Act Proposal. This piece aims to shed some light on the different meanings of the term and how they could be mixed and misinterpreted in the future Regulation.
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23.06.2023
by Katerina Yordanova
The field of AI regulation has been especially dynamic in the recent months with more to come on the horizon. On 11 May 2023 the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament adopted a draft negotiation mandate on the AI Act. This mandate was endorsed by the whole Parliament on 14 June 2023, marking the beginning of the negotiations on the final form of the Regulation with the Council.
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23.09.2016
by Ivo Emanuilov
In 2015, the French Court of
Cassation submitted a request for preliminary reference to the Court of
Justice of the European Union in an interesting case about forced
bundling of computers and software. The outcome was long anticipated by
the free software community which has been advocating for a long time
against this practice of computer manufactures and major software
companies. It was seen as a hope of putting an end to the so-called ‘
Windows tax’. With the decision in Deroo-Blanquart, however, these hopes seem to have been dashed.
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09.09.2016
by Ivo Emanuilov
Imagine your refrigerator ordering eggs and milk when you have completely forgotten you would be having guests and would need to bake a cake. Or your washing machine taking care of detergent supply on its own. Or your self-driving car charging itself when low on battery and handling the whole process of (self)-maintenance, so that you never ever have to worry about this again, and with your data and private life completely protected. Science fiction? Yes and no.
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