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Lewis Silkin NI partner Rory Campbell considers the latest situation around AI regulation in Northern Ireland. Last week the European Commission proposed that Northern Ireland should have to comply with EU laws regulating AI systems.

The UK government has refused to say whether it will agree to the European Commission's proposal to include the landmark EU AI Act in the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brexit. The Commission this week set out its position that the AI Act should be added to Ann

AI businesses in Northern Ireland are likely to face stricter regulation than those in the rest of the UK, a leading expert in AI law has warned. The European Commission yesterday formally proposed adding the EU AI Act to the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brex

A complaint has been filed with Norway's data protection authority on behalf of a man who was falsely described by ChatGPT as having murdered his two children. European privacy campaign group noyb is acting on behalf of Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who says he tried to find out what information ChatGPT coul

Eight public bodies have designated as competent authorities responsible for implementing and enforcing the new EU AI Act within their respective sectors. The initial list was confirmed yesterday as the government approved plans to adopt a "distributed model of implementation" of the landmark EU leg

The independent AI Advisory Council has published a new report containing strategic policy recommendations for AI adoption in Ireland. Established by the Irish government just over a year ago, the independent body's new report outlines key opportunities and strategic policy recommendations aime

Global law firm Linklaters is testing artificial intelligence by giving it law exams to determine whether it can reliably perform legal tasks. The firm has created the LinksAI English law benchmark, designed to “test the ability of large language models to answer legal questions”. The ex

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has signed a joint declaration on AI alongside data protection authorities from the UK, Australia, South Korea and France. The two-page document reaffirms the authorities' commitment to implementing data governance that promotes innovative and privacy-

Data protection watchdogs across Europe, including in Ireland, have begun scrutinising the new Chinese AI chatbot, DeepSeek. DeepSeek rocked the AI world after it was claimed to have been developed at the fraction of the cost of OpenAI's ChatGPT — while also being capable of running on far les

Cleaver Fulton Rankin associate Jude Copeland examines a ruling on procedural issues in the UK's first major copyright battle over generative AI technology. On 14 January 2025, Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE delivered a reserved judgment in Getty Images (US) Inc and Ors v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC

William Fry partners Barry Scannell and Leo Moore unpack Ireland's exemptions from the landmark EU AI Act. Ireland has a unique position in the European Union’s regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI), benefiting from an exemption from certain provisions related to AI used in law

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a landmark opinion on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models. The 35-page opinion, published yesterday, was requested by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) in September with a view to seeking Europe-

William Fry partner Dr Barry Scannell examines a recent trademark case in which ChatGPT represented one of the parties. Good idea: Getting a well-trained lawyer to represent you in a trademark dispute. Bad idea: Having ChatGPT represent you in a trademark dispute.

AI literacy is "no longer optional", William Fry has stressed to in-house counsel from Ireland's leading companies at its annual end-of-year Counsel Connect seminar. The law firm's event addressed the significant challenges posed by the regulatory obligations under the EU AI Act, and in particular t

A refreshed national AI strategy has been launched by the Irish government. The refresh takes account of the significant developments in AI technology and regulation since the original strategy was published in 2021, including the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 and the entering into force of the EU