The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction (Part I.)
The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. This creates inconsistencies between the scope of application of the Draft Directive and existing jurisdictional law, both on the EU level and on the domestic
TikTok vs. USA: A New Chapter in First Amendment Accountability
In our blog, we have previously explored in detail the dispute between TikTok and the U.S. regarding the platform's potential ban. In December, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the law that forces TikTok’s Chinese parent company,
The Secret of ChatGPT: Why Does It Lag Far Behind the Agentic Systems of the (Near) Future?
In a previous post, we have already explained in broad and rather abstract terms the capabilities promised by agentic AI systems. Now we will (in a slightly lighter tone) look at the capabilities that perhaps one of the most popular
Foreign Influence, Censorship, and Free Speech as an Individual Right
Efforts to resist censorship motivated by foreign influence must account for the importance of free speech to the individual. Noah C. Chauvin Foreign efforts to influence domestic politics in a number of European states have led to a range of efforts to
2024: Breakthroughs in AI – Innovation, Competition, and the Transformation of Society – Part II.
One of the most striking trends of 2024 was the rapid advance of multimodal Artificial Intelligence. The evolution of technology has gone far beyond text processing: the latest versions of ChatGPT, such as the 4o model and the version with
The EU’s Competitiveness Compass: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?
The European Commission has unveiled its Competitiveness Compass—a five-year blueprint to boost innovation and strengthen Europe’s economy—which gets the diagnosis right but prescribes the wrong cure. While it rightly flags excessive red tape, lagging innovation, and strategic vulnerabilities to China
2024: Breakthroughs in AI – Innovation, Competition and the Transformation of Society – Part I.
2024 has proven to be a landmark in the world of Artificial Intelligence, with a series of exciting innovations and milestones reshaping industries, the way humans and machines work together, and setting new standards in many areas. Now, at the
Content Moderation and Meta’s New Strategy in the United States – Part I.
Some people have been looking at Facebook every day since 2011, while others have not logged in for a long time or have deactivated their account altogether. Although many users may feel that the social networking site is "dead", the
Content Moderation and Meta’s New Strategy in the United States – Part II.
The endless nature of social media feeds has led to a dramatic increase in the number of so-called “content farms”, where images and texts generated with Artificial Intelligence are created to achieve the greatest possible reach (see the infamous case
Darling, Your Consent, S’il Te Plaît—a Short Summary and a Brief Critical Assessment of the French Sharenting Law
A newborn being introduced to the world for the first time—live-streamed on Instagram. A toddler’s—seemingly—gratuitous tantrum filmed and shared with thousands for laughs. A preteen’s medical diagnosis detailed in a heartfelt post for “support and prayers”. A child’s first bath
