Category: Machine Learning

Mario Draghi speaks at a lecturn at the European Parliament, with a slide “20th Anniversary of the Euro"

Super Mario publishes EU “competitiveness” report

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Part A of Mario Draghi’s report for the EU on “competitiveness” reform was published this morning. In one sentence, he concludes: “Europe must profoundly refocus its collective efforts on closing the innovation gap with the US and China, especially in advanced technologies.”

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More on French and Belgian GDPR guidance on AI training

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As well as the Belgian Data Protection Authority decision I criticised earlier this week, it appears the French DPA has issued similar guidance on the use of personal data to train AI models. My detailed analysis below shows that, in relation to purpose-specific AI systems, it makes no sense: the training of the system cannot be separated from the ultimate purpose of the system. This has a major bearing on the issue of compatibility.

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Cristina Caffarra (bottom right) interviews FTC Chair Lina Khan (main window) remotely

Notes from the Next World Order

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Cristina Caffarra’s annual competition-fest today in Brussels was as speaker- and content-packed as ever. As well as much discussion of the eagerly anticipated deadline for Digital Markets Act compliance in five weeks, it was a fascinating look beyond narrow antitrust policy to competition policy linkages with industrial and trade policy (with lots of AI on the side).

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