The Computational Law Lab at the University of Tübingen is searching for a PhD student to work at the intersection of Machine Learning and Law.

https://uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/karriere/newsfullview-stellenangebote/article/phd-student-doctoral-candidate-in-machine-learning-and-law-m-f-d-e-13-tv-l-75/

#academia #law #ai #jobs

Thought-provoking discussions today. I gave a mini workshop on law and discrimination risks of automated decision-making. Venue: Academy for Legislation, the educational institute for legislative lawyers in the Netherlands. They’re in one of the most beautiful streets of The Hague https://rechtenoverheid.nl/english

#academia #law #tech #ai #politics

Europol. ‘Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest ransomware operation

LockBit was the most deployed ransomware variant across the world.

In a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, law enforcement from 10 countries have disrupted the criminal operation of the LockBit ransomware group at every level, severely damaging their capability and credibility.’ https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-disrupt-worlds-biggest-ransomware-operation #security #cybersecurity #tech

‘The share of India’s population living in multidimensional poverty has fallen to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14… Researchers estimate that a total of 248 million people have escaped multidimensional poverty in the last nine years.’ https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-malaria-vaccine-reforestation-china-poverty-india #economy #inequality #india #poverty

Case in NL on Article 22 GDPR, automated decision-making & right to an explanation

‘Uber ordered to pay €584,000 for failure to comply with court order in robo-firing case.

Uber failed to comply with Court of Appeal order to provide meaningful information on the automated decision to dismiss workers.’

https://www.workerinfoexchange.org/post/uber-ordered-to-pay-584-000-for-failure-to-comply-with-court-order-in-robo-firing-case

#gpdr #ai #adm #tech #uber #privacy

Dutch politician calls for ban on Telegram, because of criminal activities there. I'm quoted in the Volkskrant newspaper:

'A blanket ban is disproportionate to the problem (...) If the state restricts freedom of expression at all, it should always choose the lightest measure, such as, in this case, having a particular message or user blocked.'

#tech #telegram #law #netherlands #politics

https://www.volkskrant.nl/tech/luiden-de-vijf-explosies-van-afgelopen-weekend-het-einde-in-voor-de-app-telegram-in-nederland~bef30ec2/

'Artificial intelligence: there are problems we need to address right now, the rest is science fiction'

New blog post by nostr:npub1g3e05tvykzj5tfq75rqjccjlm7pqnvm4zwp8qglae4e32xlqf3vsh4nfxp, Marvin van Bekkum & me.

We argue that we should focus on real risks of AI. We should not get distracted by fears of sentient AI.

https://www.radboudrecharge.nl/en/article/artificial-intelligence-there-are-problems-we-need-to-address-right-now-the-rest-is-science-fiction

#ai #tech #chatgpt #law #politics #privacy #environment #climate #discrimination

‘A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks’ on Amazon https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/travel/amazon-guidebooks-artificial-intelligence.html #tech #ai #law #amazon #travel