Draft ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence published by the European Commission

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and Howard Womersley Smith on 13 January 2019 Posted in Big Data

On 18 December 2018, the European Commission published draft ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI. The guidelines are voluntary and constitute a working document to be updated over time. The guidelines have been opened up to a stakeholder consultation process. The guidelines recognise that there are benefits to be gained from AI, but that humankind can … Continue Reading

European Commission outlines plans to boost artificial intelligence

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and John O'Brien on 31 May 2018 Posted in Big Data, Regulatory

Last month, the European Commission (Commission) announced plans to bolster the future of artificial intelligence (AI) across the bloc. In a paper on ‘Artificial Intelligence for Europe’, the Commission proposed a three-pronged approach to: (i) increase public and private investment in AI; (ii) prepare for socio-economic changes; and (iii) ensure an appropriate ethical and legal … Continue Reading

UK government publishes the Digital Charter and reaffirms creation of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation

By Cynthia O’Donoghue on 5 April 2018 Posted in Privacy & Data Protection, Regulatory

Earlier this year the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport published its new Digital Charter. This short document outlines a UK rolling programme of work designed to make the UK a friendly environment to start-up and grow digital businesses. It is also designed to make the UK a safe place to be online. … Continue Reading