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Hildebrandt keynoting on AI Liability and the Ideologies of Traditional Law and Economics (5 Oct 2021)

 23 Sep 2021

Smart products, such as smart household appliances, smart health devices or highly automated vehicles, are increasingly finding their way into everyday life. These products raise a number of economic and legal challenges, e.g. regarding product development, consumer acceptance, data privacy and data security, liability and regulation. The main aim of the ZiF research group at the University of Bielefeld is to investigate these topics in more detail, and the opening conference ‘Economic and legal challenges in the advent of smart products’ offers a platform for disciplinary and interdisciplinary exchange.

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Hildebrandt keynoting on the AI Act and Tailored AI systems (21 Sept 2021)

 20 Sep 2021

In the framework of the 1st TAILOR Conference, Hildebrandt will discuss the relationship between the 7 key requirements for trustworthy AI of the HLEG on AI and the proposed AI Act. Her first point will be that for these requirements to become real we need to turn them into legal obligations with legal effect. She will focus on some of the core legal requirements for high risk AI systems that seem pivotal for TAILOR: the risk management system, the quality management system, data governance, human oversight and accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity. Her second point will be that many of these requirements are prime examples of legal protection by design; AI systems should be tailored in ways that combine functionality with practical and effective protection against risks to safety, health and fundamental rights.

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Hildebrandt provided feedback to the EC on the proposed AI Act

 19 Jul 2021

Mireille Hildebrandt applauds the groundbreaking implications of the proposal and its architecture, followed by a short overview and some notes on terminology (the AIA being a complex animal). Based on this she added a series of issues and recommendations.

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