2019
In the media
European Commission's new president pledges action on AI
Ursula von der Leyen, newly elected president of the European Commission, is committed to reggulate the field of artificial intelligence by drawing inspiration from the innovative framework proposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She will seek to develop an ethical and humane framework. Report of this can be read here. Read more
In the media
History’s message about regulating AI
Tom Wheeler, from the Brookings Institution think tank, invites us to learn from history to resist an initial mistrust response and instead adopt an approach that focuses on solutions to the potential effects of artificial intelligence. It is a plea for a flexible regulatory approach in the face of the complexity of the subject and […] Read more
In the media
Calls for AI regulation heard at London summit
A recent Daily Swigs's article reports that the issue of the regulation of artificial intelligence was addressed in the GRC Summit held in London from 18 to 20 November. For further reading, click here. Read more
In the media
A legal framework for artificial intelligence
A recent contribution to the Norton Rose Fullbright's Social Media Law Bulletin by Maya Meideros offers an interesting overview of the current AI regulation. She underlines the difficulty to translate the ever expanding voluntary ethical principles, formulated in broad terms, into a legal framework for articicial intelligence. The complete article is available here. Read more
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Periodic review of the artificial intelligence industry reveals challenges
A Techxplore article ponders on the importance of regulation of the AI in the care environment by presenting the work of AI100. As part of Stanford's ongoing 100-year study on artificial intelligence, known as the AI100, two workshops recently considered the issues of care technologies and predictive modeling to inform the future development of AI […] Read more
In the media
Written testimony to the New York Council on the use of electronic health records
On Novembre 20th, Varoon Mathur, Tech Fellow at AI Now, testified before the New York City Council on privacy and security concerns on the use of Electronic Health Records. The full testimony is available here. Read more
News of JusticIA's members
Report on IA in the Context of Crime and Criminal Justice
28 November 2019 Hannes Westermann
Professor Benoit Dupont publishes with students Yuan Stevens, Hannes Westermann and Michael Joyce a report on behalf of the Korean Institute of Criminology on the use of AI by institutions of the penal system (police, justice, corrections) and offenders. The report can be downloaded from the website of the International Center for Comparative Criminology at […] Read more
Events to follow
SYNERGIA : soigner par l’IA, vers une gestion collective des données médicales
28 November 2019 Cécile Petitgand
This content is not available in the selected language. SYNERGIA est le premier d’un cycle de séminaires publics sur l’utilisation des données massives en intelligence artificielle. En permettant la découverte de nouveaux diagnostics ou de nouveaux traitements, l’utilisation de l’IA dans le domaine de la santé participe à l’émergence d’un savoir qui génère d’importants bénéfices […] Read more
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Publication in the Larcier Editions : The Judge and the Algorithm
28 November 2019 Karim Benyekhlef
The Research Centre in Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) of the Faculty of Law in the University of Namur has just released his monograph "The judge and the algorithm: judges increased or justice diminished? "In this book, Prof. Karim Benykhlef, Jie Zhu and Valentin Callipel, of the Cyberjustice Laboratory, wrote an article on the theme of "Human Responsibility in […] Read more
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Les Petites Affiches - Justice and Algorithms - Interview with Prof. Benyekhlef
28 November 2019 Karim Benyekhlef
Prof. Karim Benyekhlef, Cyberjustice Laboratory’s director, 2019-2020 holder of the Alexandre Koyré Chair of Excellence, and codirector of JusticIA is featured in the weekly magazine "Les Petites Affiches" as part of his presence at the "Justice and Algorithms" week. For this occasion he, among other things, delivered an inaugural lesson titled "A Short History of […] Read more