Norbert TRIBL: Artificial Intelligence: the end of Westphalian era as a new beginning?
Although the emergence and spread of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not equal to living on the Skynet yet, however, we are talking about much more than just a simple technological innovation. We have been using different AI-based solutions for a long time – e.g. GPS...
Árpád LAPU: The Council as a second chamber – an idea contrary to the principle of institutional balance?
During the last years, numerous institutional reform-proposals have surfaced in the European public discourse and in the EU institutions, aiming to improve the visibility of the EU institutions in the eyes of the European public. One of the reform-proposals that has...
Mónika MERCZ: One GDPR to rule them all – or how different nations regulate data protection
When we say the words “data protection”, for most of us, The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR comes to mind. However, there are many different data protection laws from around the world, which I shall attempt to briefly showcase in this post....
János Tamás PAPP: Pluralism in the Online Space: Can the State Force You to Be More Informed?
Understanding the complexities of the media landscape is absolutely necessary in this day and age when information is everywhere and can be obtained quickly at the tip of our fingers. One of these ideas that deserves consideration is the idea of pluralism in the...
István ÜVEGES: As an AI language model… The dark side of the AI’s democratization
The democratization of AI will undoubtedly promote transparency and accountability of the technology. But what happens when open-source AI falls into unauthorized hands, or is misused? What is the greater risk, development monopolies concentrated in the hands of large...
János Tamás PAPP: Regulating online platforms in the USA: How Section 230 became a seemingly insurmountable obstacle (Part II.)
As we discussed in our previous post, at its inception, Section 230 was seen as a boon for the internet. It protected burgeoning platforms from a potential onslaught of litigation. Without such protections, these platforms might have been wary of allowing...
János Tamás PAPP: Regulating Online Platforms in the USA: How Section 230 Became a Seemingly Insurmountable Obstacle (Part I.)
In the age of digital interconnectedness, the power and influence of social media platforms have become undeniable. These platforms, initially conceived as networks for friends and family to connect, have transformed into global public squares where news is...
Árpád LAPU: The EDAP, Legal Bases and the Issue of Indirect Legislation. Safeguard or Competence Creep?
The current legislative period (2019-2024) of the European institutions is without doubt an eventful one, with many questions arising for researchers to find interesting conclusions. A previous article „Stocktaking of the EP’s Current Legislative Term – One for the...
Soma BÁCSFALVI: Constitutional Contradictions of Constitutionalism in the Global North
As in my previous blog post I tried to make a brief comment about some of the different views (or progress) of the rule of law principle/value, in that article, I did not write about the French system since it has a separate set of values at its foundation:...
Charles N.W. KECKLER: What The Administrative State Could Offer in Regulating Artificial Intelligence: An IA for AI?
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act has prompted discussion in Europe and beyond over what its adoption might mean for the Union and its Member States as well as for their populations. There is a similar and thoughtful conversation currently blossoming in the United...
István ÜVEGES: Artificial Intelligence, Human Intelligence, or Both? – If the Turing Test Is Considered Obsolete, How Can We Replace It?
Perhaps one of the best-known concepts in artificial intelligence research is the Turing test. The idea of the test is to determine whether a system has human-like intelligence. To decide this, it can rely mainly on its linguistic capabilities. Nowadays, when many...
Gergely DOBOZI: Mind the Preamble, Friends!
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Particularly during the peak of summer, this well-known cliché looks like a good opportunity to set the stage for an opinion piece concerning some aspects of the future of unanimity decision-making within the...
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