On 5 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect collusion in public procurement by scanning and analysing bidding data at scale.1 According to Sarah Cardell, the Chief Executive of the CMA, the pilot has already proved
It’s DORA day! The EU financial services sector has been anticipating today since the Digital Operational Resilience Act was published in December 2022. DORA brings a significant shift to the sector in terms of how financial entities must manage risk linked to use of technologies, and it has created one
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In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Kristof de Vulder caught up with Alessandro Ferrari, Linzi Penman and Conor McEneaney to discuss the scope and impact of the upcoming Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). They offered practical guidance to organisations dealing
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First introduced in December 2020 by the European Commission, the European Cyber Resilience Act (“ CRA”) regulation was published in the Official Journal on November 20th. It will come into force on December 10, 2024, but will not be immediately applicable. Most obligations will only apply as from December
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In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, data scraping is a hot topic. The copying of online text, images and videos has beneficial use cases (e.g. training AI models for more accurate fraud detection or collecting contact details of business representatives
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In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Technology Transactions and Sourcing partner Lauren Hurcombe caught up with Gareth Stokes and Jeanne Dauzier, DLA Piper’s International Co-Chairs of the AI Practice, to discuss the opportunities and challenges posed by navigating AI from a
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Last week, World Menopause Day spotlighted a critical issue impacting half the population. The UK government estimated menopause costs the UK economy 14 million working days annually due to women taking time off due to some of the debilitating symptoms. These include hot flushes, insomnia, low mood and/or anxiety, problems
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The EU Data Act introduces design obligations for smart products, data-sharing requirements and mandatory contractual obligations. It applies to all raw data generated by these products, not just personal data.
If you have “smart” technology products connected to the internet available in the EU, or provide data-based services
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As the first court in Germany, the Hamburg Regional Court (‘Landgericht Hamburg‘) ruled on Artificial Intelligence whether datasets used for AI training activities may infringe German copyright law (Judgment as of 27 September 2024 – file no. 310 O 227/23).
The plaintiff is a photographer who made
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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, the conversation around AI bias and its implications has never been more urgent. Businesses are racing to leverage AI for data-driven decision-making, yet many overlook a critical issue: the very algorithms designed to enhance efficiency can perpetuate existing societal biases.
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This year, our DLA Piper Tech Index is global, and captures the views of an even wider cross section of organizations working in the technology space. The report itself contains fascinating and granular findings on a range of important topics, and we consider here the key points relevant for CGFR
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