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Northern Ireland is set to criminalise the creation and sharing of sexually explicit "deepfake" images of adults under plans now out for consultation. There is currently no legislation in Northern Ireland which criminalises the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images where the imag

The European Commission has published its general-purpose AI code of practice, aimed at helping businesses to comply with their obligations under the EU AI Act. The voluntary tool, prepared by independent experts in a multi-stakeholder process, consists of three chapters on transparency, copyright,

Ulster University's Centre for Legal Technology (CLT) has announced a new research and innovation partnership with Lawri AI, a Northern Ireland-based legal technology startup. The collaboration, led by CLT's director John Keers BL, will explore how AI and automation can improve the efficiency, accur

No additional funding has so far been allocated to the nine public bodies set to receive additional powers to enforce the EU AI Act, a survey has found. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it approached the nine organisations ahead of them receiving new enforcement powers in August 202

Denmark is to update its copyright laws to give everyone a right to their own likeness and voice in response to the rise of AI-generated deepfakes. The Danish culture ministry announced last week that the move had been agreed by the three-party government coalition as well as six opposition parties,

Meta has secured a legal victory in a copyright case brought by a group of writers, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, who accused the company of unlawfully using their work to train its artificial intelligence models. The authors had alleged that Meta violated copyright law by using th

Irish and American researchers have published the findings from a series of focus group discussions with senior UK judges about courtroom AI. Dr Brian Flanagan, the Maynooth University associate law professor who made waves with his research on the influence of Wikipedia on judicial decision-ma

One in four Irish businesses remain unclear about their obligations under the EU AI Act just weeks before it comes into force, according to a new report from Arthur Cox. The law firm's Governing AI report found that 97 per cent of organisations it surveyed are already using some form of AI, though o

Taylor Wessing is to roll out a new AI-powered tool in Dublin following a successful pilot. The global law firm says it is now rolling out Legora, a collaborative AI for lawyers, firmwide following a pilot which involved more than 80 lawyers across multiple Taylor Wessing offices.

A leading defamation lawyer has the world's biggest tech companies in his crosshairs over AI chatbots spreading misinformation. Belfast solicitor Paul Tweed, founder of WP Tweed & Co, told Irish Legal News that his firm already has "a broad range of clients who have consulted us in relation to d

A pilot scheme in Northern Ireland is set to trial the use of AI to deal with more than a quarter of a million claims relating to the underpayment of holiday pay. The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) is currently facing a backlog of more than 250,000 registered cases involving 30,000 anticipated claima

UK government ministers have shelved plans to allow AI companies to train their models on copyrighted material unless creators actively opted out, following a backlash. The original proposal, floated in a December consultation, would have created a copyright exemption in favour of AI developers, pla

New guidelines on the use of AI in public services have been published by the government. The 84-page document has been developed to "actively empower public servants to use AI in the delivery of services", the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform said.

The solicitors' regulatory body in England and Wales has authorised the first law firm providing legal services through AI. While many firms are already using AI to support and deliver a range of back-office and public-facing services, Garfield.Law Ltd is the first purely AI-based firm authorised to

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to be the first country to use AI to write laws. The Gulf country's ruler announced federal and local laws will be written by AI, as well as judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services.