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“This is a historic moment. The AI Act transposes European values to a new era.”
-Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the AI Act agreement
Story of the week: After a 36-hour negotiating marathon, EU policymakers reached a political agreement on what is set to become the global benchmark for regulating Artificial Intelligence on Saturday. As
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have failed to find their feet after leaving the royal family, royal experts have claimed.
Speaking on this week’s Palace Confidential, the Daily Mail’s diary editor Richard Eden and Town & Country Contributing Editor Victoria Murphy and journalist Jo Elvin discussed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after the pair released a video speaking to young leaders as part of their new initiative to improve the digital world.
Discussing the latest issue of People magazine,
Prince Harry has shifted from a royal asset to a liability as brands have begun to question the worth of the Sussex brand.
Royal expert Richard Eden has said that Harry has “gone from being this great asset to actually, you know potentially a bit of a liability” for brands.
The expert’s comments come after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared in a new video where the couple spoke to a host of young leaders as part of their
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“The industry is going have a fit over this one. It’s a spectacular failure on our part.”
-An industry representative on the Product Liability Directive
Story of the week: Brussels-based industry lobbyists have largely underestimated the Product Liability Directive, which is being revised after nearly 40 years to cover software, including Artificial Intelligence. The PLD, which is
Der Oberste Gerichtshof erklärte am Donnerstag, dass er über eine Frage von großer Bedeutung für die Technologiebranche nicht entscheiden werde: ob YouTube sich auf ein Bundesgesetz berufen könne, das Internetplattformen von der rechtlichen Verantwortung für das, was ihre Nutzer posten, in einem von der Familie von YouTube eingereichten Fall ausschließt eine Frau, die bei einem Terroranschlag getötet wurde.
Stattdessen entschied das Gericht in einem Begleitfall, dass ein anderes Gesetz, das Klagen wegen „wissentlicher erheblicher Unterstützung“ für Terroristen zulässt, im Allgemeinen
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“While considering the huge potential of new technologies, we must always ensure the safety of consumers.”
-European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders
Story of the week: This week, the European Commission showed how it intends to adapt its liability rules to new technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence. The Product Liability Directive, which has been the ‘cornerstone’ of the
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“These measures will help persons seeking compensation for damage caused by AI systems to handle their burden of proof so that justified liability claims can be successful.”
-A leaked draft of the AI Liability Directive
Story of the week: The upcoming EU liability regime focused on the damage caused by AI and would place a presumption of
