The European Commission announced the reporting system for whistleblowers to alert regulators to suspected violations of the AI Act is now operational. The tool, which is available in any of the EU languages, is a way for concerned people to…
Euractiv reports U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick reiterated the White House’s call for the EU to roll back aspects of its digital rulebook affecting U.S. companies. Lutnick made the comments during a visit to EU trade ministers and said…
The New York Times spoke with current and former OpenAI employees to understand ChatGPT changes earlier this year that sent some users into spells of delusion based on the chatbot’s responses. Changes were made to increase return users on a…
Advocacy groups are asking for an investigation into the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office’s handling of a 2022 Ministry of Defence data breach impacting approximately 19,000 individuals, including U.K. special forces and spies, involved in an Afghan resettlement program, the Guardian…
Denmark’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, released guidance on disclosing employees’ information to contracting authorities, aiming to help strike a balance between compliance obligations for employment contracts and data protection. Datatilsynet noted suppliers must “find a basis for the disclosure in…
As companies look to implement AI systems, they must determine if their AI tools are considered products or services under the EU’s obligations. EU Digital Partners Managing Partner Petruta Pirvan, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, wrote AI system classification “directly…
The Financial Times reports on the factors that led to the targeted changes and delays to the EU AI Act included in the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal. The article highlights how, when political agreement was reached on the…
The New York Times reported on concerns surrounding innovative growth in neural technology and concerns that biometric data processing could have major privacy implications. NYT Journalist Linda Kinstler noted while these technologies could be beneficial to individuals with specific health…
While companies are looking to implement agentic AI to help complete everyday tasks, the tools could have privacy implications beyond risks already associated with more standard AI systems. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White unpacked a recent webinar on managing various…
Clarity on how to approach interactions between the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the AI Act are on the horizon. European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski indicated joint guidelines from the European Data Protection Board and the European Commission…