Jakub Christoph
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EU Commission Launches AI Office to Lead AI Development and Regulation
The European Commission has launched the AI Office, aimed at promoting the development and use of AI while managing risks. The AI Office will implement the AI Act, focusing on general-purpose AI models, and position the EU as a leader in international AI discussions.
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NOYB lodges 11 EU Complaints About How Personal Data will be Used for AI at Meta
On 6 June 2024, advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) filed complaints against Meta with the Austrian, Belgian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Irish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, and Spanish data protection supervisory authorities. This is as a result of changes to Meta’s data protection policy that come into force on 26 June 2024 concerning how…
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AI Driven Dark Patterns: What does the Future Hold?
The rapid development of generative AI (artificial intelligence) shines a spotlight on the increasing and immediate importance of addressing ethical and privacy concerns associated with the use of these technologies in various fields. Data protection conferences over the past year have consistently highlighted AI’s growing presence in the data protection and privacy arenas and the…
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CEPIS President Highlights Efforts to Advance IT Professionalism in Europe
In a recent interview, Luis Fernandez-Sanz, President of the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS), of which ICS is a Member Society, underscored the organisation’s commitment to enhancing IT professionalism across Europe. CEPIS focuses on career development and fostering interest in new technologies. Luis highlighted CEPIS’s involvement in the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative,…
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Ireland’s young software programmers set high standards at the National Scratch Coding finals
Seventeen-year-old Holly Wright from Balbriggan, County Dublin, has been named the overall winner of the Annual National Scratch Coding Competition, organised by Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and the Irish Computer Society and sponsored by AWS.
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Navigating the Crossroads: Striking a Balance Between Fintech Innovation and EU Consumer Protection in the Era of AI
The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) landmark decision in Case C-634/21 (December 2023) has reignited the debate on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in credit scoring within the Fintech sector. The Court’s ruling held that a credit reference agency (in this case, SCHUFA) engages in automated individual decision-making when it creates credit repayment probability…
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Transfers of Personal Data to the United States Under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (EU-US DPF) is a framework that US-based organisations can certify against, committing to a set of privacy principles. To certify under the EU-US DPF, as well as re-certify annually, organisations must publicly declare their commitment to comply with the principles of the EU-US DPF. The Framework allows self-certified companies that…
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Council of Europe Adopts First International Treaty on Artificial Intelligence
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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IT Professionals Survey Launched
IT Professionalism Europe, an initiative of CEPIS, of which ICS is a member, is undertaking a survey of IT professionals across the continent to better understand what the profession needs to develop.
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Prepare for NIS2 with ICS Training
ICS is launching essential training on NIS2, designed to help you prepare your organisation for compliance with this major new cybersecurity regulation.