In the 2010s, the open government data movement—a confluence of government transparency andopen source advocacy—succeeded in making most federal data disclosed by default and free ofrestriction on downstream use. However, keen-eyed observers noted a “new ambiguity” in opengovernment data policies.
Advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) could bring transformative changes in society. AI has the potential for immense opportunities and benefits across a wide range of sectors, from healthcare and drug discovery to public services, and it could broadly improve productivity and living standards. However, more capable AI models also have the potential to cause extreme
Professor Spiros Simitis (1934-2023) played a decisive role in the construction of the world’s data protection law. His influence is felt throughout the entire globe, and, most of all, in Europe. With the fifth anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation behind us, with the recent enactment of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, and
The explosive growth of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has led to significant advancements in medicine. In drug discovery, AI technology is used to classify proteins as drug targets or nontargets for specific diseases, to more accurately interpret and quantitatively describe pharmacology, and to predict protein structures based on only a protein sequence for input. AI methods
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) agents are AI systems that can operate autonomously—that is without ongoing human instruction. AI agents are typically both benign and easily identifiable, such as when they operate to correct grammar in a word processor or assist a driver in a self-driving car. But AI agents can also be deployed in a manner
Today, all privacy regulations around the world are based on the 50-year-old paradigm of notice and consent. It no longer works. The systems we deal with—web pages with their multiple levels of advertising, the Internet of Things, and more—are too complex; consumers have no idea what sites they are contacting nor what their privacy policies