By Tamar Vardiashvili On September 5, 2024, the Council of Europe (CoE) introduced the first legally binding international treaty on AI governance, marking a pivotal moment in global technology regulation. This landmark framework establishes unprecedented legal standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, deployment, and oversight across the public and private sectors. Importantly, initial signatories includeContinue reading “The Framework Convention on AI: A New Era in Global Tech Governance”
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Global Implications of the EU AI Act: Compliance, Challenges, and Opportunities
By Muhammad Siddique Ali Pirzada The European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which took effect on August 1, 2024, represents a landmark in global AI regulation. As the world’s first comprehensive framework for governing AI, it highlights the European Union’s (EU) ambition to position itself at the forefront of developing safe and trustworthy AI on aContinue reading “Global Implications of the EU AI Act: Compliance, Challenges, and Opportunities”
Fighting Fire with Facts: The Implications of Disinformation on Human Rights
by Rafaela Landikusic Certain technological advancements are transforming conflict, leading to “hybrid wars” in which various techniques may be used to influence human behaviour, thus highly impacting youth on a global level, as the frequent users of digital tools. Such techniques often include the use of AI technologies in different kinds of cyber attacks, andContinue reading “Fighting Fire with Facts: The Implications of Disinformation on Human Rights”
EU’s Digital Services Act. What implications for European citizens?
by Roberta Guevska In times of rapid artificial intelligence (AI) development and its widespread use to control consumers’ attention and navigate their needs and wants, the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) has set a milestone in regulating big tech. The regulation purports to tackle emerging online challenges such as the spread of illegal goods, hateContinue reading “EU’s Digital Services Act. What implications for European citizens?“
Bitcoin, Kazakhstan and the burden on the Environment
By Maria Callewier In the first week of January massive protests erupted in Kazakhstan over rising fuel prices. Government buildings were set ablaze and dozens of protestors have reportedly been killed, in what seems to be the first major sign of instability in decades. After requesting aid from Russia, president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered aContinue reading “Bitcoin, Kazakhstan and the burden on the Environment”
EU’s Anti-trust investigations into Facebook: Tech giant versus the Single Market
By Valentina Alexandru What is maybe the most expansive advertising platform of all times – the Facebook Marketplace – has fallen under the radar of the European Union plus the UK, as suspicions arose as to how the data obtained from the advertising service is used. The antitrust investigation would shed light on whether theContinue reading “EU’s Anti-trust investigations into Facebook: Tech giant versus the Single Market”
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