Recently, Google’s AI platform Gemini provided what was perceived as a “biased” answer to a question on the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, asking “Is Modi a fascist?”. Gemini’s response was that Prime Minister Modi was “accused of implementing policies some experts have characterised as fascist.” This answer drew sharp criticism from the Indian government, […]
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Datenschutzrechtliche Aspekte des digitalen Weiterlebens
Ein bisher wenig beachteter Aspekt künstlicher Intelligenz ist das sog. Digital Afterlife, also die Erstellung eines Avatars aus den Sprachaufnahmen und Texten einer verstorbenen Person. Die „Digital Afterlife Industry“ bietet insoweit die Erstellung von Avataren und ChatBots an, die den Angehörigen die Kommunikation mit der ihnen nahestehenden Person anbieten. Es wird insoweit die Illusion erzeugt, […]
Privacy and AI: Schufa algorithm condemned by the CJEU
In December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued Judgement C-634/21 on the Schufa case. This landmark ruling is set to shape the GDPR-friendly approach to future AI-based businesses. At a pivotal moment where AI takes center stage in the European Institutions’ agenda, with efforts towards the adoption of the renowned […]
AI Act – What’s next?
After a record-long negotiation (36 hours), the EU Parliament declared on Friday, December 8, 2023, that they have successfully reached an agreement on the upcoming AI Act. As of now, there is no official text available. The only official sources of information that we have are press releases from the EU institutions involved in the […]
Künstliche Intelligenz und Transparenz – eine datenschutzrechtliche Unmöglichkeit?
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist mittlerweile ein nicht mehr wegzudenkender Bestandteil unserer Gesellschaft und ihr Einfluss auf unsere Entscheidungen nimmt stetig zu oder nimmt uns die Entscheidung sogar komplett ab. So trifft die KI bereits heute eigenständige Entscheidungen im Rahmen von autonomem Fahren, Erkennung von Krankheiten oder Sprachassistenten. Obwohl sie zahlreiche Vorteile bietet, trüben Schlagzeilen wie […]
Google Bard released in the EU after privacy concerns were addressed
Google has finally released its AI chatbot Bard in the European Union, after previously delaying the launch due to privacy concerns. The company said that it has addressed the concerns of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is the lead regulator for Google’s data privacy practices in the EU. Bard can be considered Google’s […]
Insights from the BfDI on how to navigate Privacy Challenges in the Era of Generative AI
The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Germany, also known as BfDI (Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit), recently published an opinion on the topic of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). In a previous article, we discussed Generative AI, which refers to artificial intelligence applications capable of generating new content, rather […]
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Taking the World by Storm – Are You Ready?
The term “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) has many possible meanings, although a simple one defines it as the ability of a computer to perform tasks that have traditionally required human intelligence. AI has been a part of our lives for many years now as it is used in everyday consumer products such as spam filters for […]
ChatGPT temporarily banned by the Italian Garante
Following a data breach reported on March 20th by OpenAI, the US company that develops and manages the ChapGPT platform, the Italian Garante decided on Thursday March 31st to temporarily limit the processing of Italian users’ personal data by the platform. As a result of the Garante’s decision, the company has blocked ChatGPT in Italy […]
ChatGPT: Risks and challenges from a Data Privacy perspective
AI-powered chatbots are all the rage these days and ChatGPT is the biggest star. With more than 100 million monthly users just two months after its launch, it officially holds the record for the fastest-growing web platform in history, beating giants like Instagram and TikTok. The appeal of OpenAI’s ChatGPT is easy to understand. The […]