In a study for the European Commission, Bernt Hugenholtz, João Pedro Quintais and Daniel Gervais of the Institute for Information Law (IViR) have examined whether the current European rules in the field of intellectual property (IP) are suitable for creations and inventions produced with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the study, which… Continue reading IViR Study for European Commission on AI and IP

Bernt Hugenholtz, João Pedro Quintais en Daniel Gervais, verbonden aan het Instituut voor Informatierecht (IViR), hebben in opdracht van de Europese Commissie en in samenwerking met het Joint Institute for Innovation Policy (JIIP) onderzocht of de huidige Europese regels op het terrein van van de intellectuele eigendom (IE) geschikt zijn voor creaties en uitvindingen die… Continue reading IViR-studie voor Europese Commissie over AI en IE

IViR is extremely proud to announce that two IViR researchers, Jef Ausloos and João Pedro Quintais, have been awarded with a prestigious grant by the NWO Talent Scheme VENI for Social Sciences and Humanities. With these grants, Jef and João will be able to carry out their innovative research projects on transparency and content moderation… Continue reading Two Veni grants for IViR

IViR is extremely proud to announce that two IViR researchers, Jef Ausloos and João Pedro Quintais, have been awarded with a prestigious grant by the NWO Talent Scheme VENI for Social Sciences and Humanities. With these grants, Jef and João will be able to carry out their innovative research projects on transparency and content moderation… Continue reading Two Veni grants for IViR

How are AI-based systems being used by private companies and public authorities in Europe? This new report by AlgorithmWatch and Bertelsmann Stiftung sheds light on what role automated decision-making (ADM) systems play in our lives. As a result of the most comprehensive research on the issue conducted in Europe so far, the report covers the… Continue reading Report Automating Society 2020