Not All Guardrails Are Created Equal: Comparing Content Safety and Copyright Filtering
As courts and policymakers work through questions about chatbot liability, they should be wary of analogies that flatten meaningful technical differences. Copyright filtering and safety intervention share real challenges around ambiguity and evasion, but they diverge in what each control must assess, how each manifests over the course of a conversation, and how much can be verified from the outside.
The norms of conversational advertising are being written right now by companies. Policy should be written alongside them, and it should start with recognizing that surreptitious manipulation at scale built on intimate information is itself a privacy harm, and a privacy law can, in part, solve some of those issue
Talking Tech with Roy Austin & Alex Givens on The Future of AI Governance
In this episode of CDT’s Tech Talks, Roy L. Austin, Jr., inaugural director of Howard University School of Law’s AI Initiative, joins Alexandra Givens, President and CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology, to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of AI.
CDT-led Coalition Calls for Transparency for White House AI Framework
CDT and Americans for Responsible Innovation led a broad, bipartisan coalition of over two dozen civil society groups in calling on the White House to release its Framework for review of frontier AI models.
General-purpose AI Code of Practice Implementation: A Rights Blindspot
CDT Europe's analysis of the entry into application of the European Commission’s enforcement powers towards general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, detailed and operationalised in the GPAI Code of Practice.
As Brussels starts emptying for the summer, the risks of frontier AI models continue to capture the attention of policymakers as a key chapter of the AI Act becomes enforceable, and disclosure rules around the use of AI systems and AI-generated content are further clarified.
CDT Europe’s Feedback on the Draft Guidelines for the Classification of High-Risk AI Systems under the AI Act
CDT Europe responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the draft guidelines for the classification of high-risk artificial intelligence systems.
Open Joint Letter on a Public Reassessment of the EU-US Adequacy Decision
On 29 June, the US Supreme Court ruled that US President Trump can remove the leaders of independent agencies and commissions, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent limiting executive power. This decision raises serious questions about one of the key safeguards underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted in 2023: independent supervision.
Open Joint Letter on the AI Act Regulating AI-embedded Medical Devices
CDT Europe and other 5 organisations representing standardisation, consumers, digital rights, doctors, pharmacists and hospitals published an open joint letter calling EU policymakers to maintain medical devices under the scope of the AI Act.
After various months of delays in the AI Act implementation, June saw major milestones in the constitution of oversight bodies and publication of guidance, as well as the publication of the European Union’s long-awaited tech sovereignty strategy.
Potential Avenues for Redress for AI-related Harms under the GDPR: A Visual Explanation
In this second instalment of the series of flowcharts stemming from our report "A Long Road Ahead: Effective Remedies for Artificial Intelligence Harms in the European Union", we look at the opportunities afforded by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in providing redress for AI-related harms.
May was a defining month for EU AI governance, as the European Parliament and Council reached agreement on the AI Omnibus ahead of key AI Act obligations taking effect. Alongside the deal, the European Commission advanced implementation efforts with new draft guidance on high-risk AI systems and transparency obligations, while debates around AI security, copyright and competition continued to intensify across Europe.
Joint Call for the Urgent Establishment of the AI Act Advisory Forum
Alongside thirty-four civil society organisations and researchers, CDT Europe is calling on the EU AI Office to provide clarity on the establishment of the AI Act Advisory Forum.
April saw Europe’s AI policy debate reach a critical juncture, with final negotiations on the AI Omnibus underway and key disagreements still unresolved around scope and safeguards. Rapid technological developments, such as Anthropic’s Mythos model, are also intensifying pressure on EU institutions to ensure their governance framework can keep pace. CDT Europe’s April AI Bulletin keeps you up to speed on the latest EU AI governance developments.
CDT Europe’s Feedback to the European Parliament and Council’s Negotiating Positions on the Digital Omnibus on AI
In the context of the ongoing trilogue negotiations on the AI Omnibus proposal, the Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe publishes its feedback to proposed amendments by both the European Parliament and Council. Our comments aim to inform ongoing discussions to ensure that the final text as agreed upon by the co-legislators upholds fundamental rights and the public interest.
Potential Avenues for Redress for AI-related Harms: A Visual Explanation
Based on our findings in the report "A Long Road Ahead — Effective Remedies for Artificial Intelligence Harms in the European Union", this series presents visualisations and accompanying explanations of potential avenues to redress for AI-related harms under core EU legislation, starting with the AI Act.
Joint Open Letter: Preserving the Scope and Integrity of the AI Act
In the context of the ongoing trilogue negotiations, CDT Europe joined 32 other civil society organisations and individuals in a public letter raising concerns about proposed changes to Annex I of the AI Act in the European Parliament’s position on the AI omnibus.
March brought major developments in Europe’s AI policy landscape, with policymakers advancing positions on the AI Omnibus, copyright in the age of generative AI, and new rules on AI-generated content. From trilogue preparations to fresh consultations, CDT Europe’s March AI Bulletin keeps you up to speed on the latest EU AI governance developments.
