Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Stibbe advises Advantest Corporation on the acquisition of Salland Engineering

Stibbe has successfully assisted Advantest Corporation in their acquisition of Salland Engineering. Under this acquisition, Salland Engineering will be an independent, wholly-owned (indirect) subsidiary of Advantest Europe GmbH.

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: our 16 key takeaways

The AI Act is the first comprehensive AI regulation in the world. In this first episode of our Artificial Intelligence series, we have set out our initial key takeaways on the AI Act based on the text as currently approved by the Council of the EU.

Is the Metaverse really dead? Well, not according to the EU Commission…

The European Commission recently unveiled its vision for the Metaverse and virtual worlds.

The era of FDI screenings kicks off in Belgium

The Belgian screening mechanism for FDIs will enter into force on 1 July 2023. The mechanism is designed to safeguard Belgium's critical infrastructure and to protect sectors crucial to Belgium's public order, national security and strategic interests.

EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Generative AI – an update

In this blogpost, our TMT expert Thibau Duquin elaborates on the AI Act, the rules on generative AI such as ChatGPT, and the next steps.

Artificial Intelligence Act: an update

On Thursday 11 May 2023, the Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament agreed to a draft negotiating mandate on the Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act).

Artificial Intelligence Act: een update

Op donderdag 11 mei 2023 hebben de Commissie interne markt en de Commissie burgerlijke vrijheden van het Europees Parlement ingestemd met een concept-onderhandelingsmandaat over de Wet op de Artificiële Intelligentie.

Thibau Duquin

Junior Associate Brussels

Towards a European legal framework for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence

Back in 2014, Stephen Hawking said, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race."

Law and AI (part 1): towards a European civil liability regime?

On 20 October 2020, the European Parliamentary Assembly adopted, on the basis of three reports, three resolutions on AI from three different perspectives. In this blog, we discuss the report and the resolution on a civil liability regime for AI.

Law and AI (part 2): towards a European framework in line with the ethical values of the EU?

Law and AI (part 3): towards a European perspective in intellectual property?

Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium?

In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.

Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPB guidelines on facial recognition in the area of law enforcement

The European Data Protection Board adopted on 12 May 2022 Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement.

Erik Valgaeren

Partner Brussels