Artificial intelligence (AI) is a reality and has woven its way into everyday life: navigation systems, spam filters, weather forecasts to name but a few.
There have been significant advancements in the field of machine learning, a subset of AI. The machines learn due to the complex algorithms that allow them to analyse huge data sets and make predictions using these data. Along with enhancing the machines’ skills, increasing amounts of data are being collected and information on human behaviour are being monitored; all of which present challenges for privacy and data protection.
The EDPS and the World Bank co-host the 2024 edition of the International Organisations Workshop on data protection - IOW on 23 and 24 September in Washington DC, US. This is the first edition of the Workshop convened outside of Europe reinforcing the global nature of the International Organisations’ network.
September can mark the season of new beginnings! Here at the EDPS we are getting ready for AI! This month we’ve also provided our advice on an agreement for judicial cooperation and its impact on data protection. You can also swing by our latest work on international data protection transfers and lots more!
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The EDPS has published its Orientations on “generative Artificial Intelligence and personal data protection” to provide EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies with practical advice and instructions on the processing of personal data when using generative AI systems, to facilitate their compliance with the requirements of the data protection legal framework.
31 days of data protection at the EDPS: what’s happened in our privacy world in May? This month we’ve worked on our plan for AI in the EU institutions and continued to plan for our EDPS Summit: Rethinking data in a democratic society. Sign up to this event and read about our work in this newsletter.