Views: 8The idea of digital skills academies is an important step towards ensuring EU leadership in digital and emerging technologies. Investing in advanced digital skills is a crucial driver for innovation and productivity; hence, the new initiative is responding to the demand for better cooperation and alignment with market needs. A year ago, the EU […]
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AI in the legal profession: challenges and perspectives
Views: 12The article provides some basic although encouraging “notes” on legal professionals facing massive employment the AI models while remaining vigilant about existing challenges. Some lawyers are already praising the so-called general AI’s ability to handle routine attorney’s tasks, others pointed out inefficiencies stemming from a lack of standardized best practices.
The US approaches to AI: recent legal aspects
Views: 30In the beginning of 2025, the US Administration issued some executive orders, including recent President’s EO “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI” (adopted in January 2025). One part of this EO is called “Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance and Public Trust”; it contains some risk management provisions, including AI impact […]
New era of global trade conflicts: AI in navigating businesses and governments
Views: 153Both Europe and the world entered a new era of international commerce: as the result, many businesses would go bust while new companies and governance models emerge. Digital technologies are going to play a vital role in resolving this and other emerging crises facilitating rapid change’s adaptation in political economies and governance.
European guidance on using generative AI in science
Views: 25Among various directions in European integration concept, some new “unions” constantly appear: recent attempt aims at “integrating” a digital approach to science. It is called “Living guidance on responsible use of generative AI in research”, and is the second version adopted by the ERA Forum this April. The ERA’s “document” is aimed at eliminating […]
Important contribution to AI as a “co-intelligent” partner: book review
Views: 269Can books on AI help us to comprehend the digital transition, or at least part of it? Many authors would certainly think so, though the question cannot be truly answered, as the impact of some books can only seldom be empirically proven. This is not the case of the Mollick’s book, as it is […]
AI in business education: digitalization’s positive effects
Views: 36Drafting and selecting programs for the advanced corporate graduates in the changing global circumstances is closely connected to the transforming digital knowledge; the latter includes already existing varied AI’s applications. Hence, the future of education providers is grounded in perspective training adaptation to contemporary challenges, market and value chains disruptions. The main outcome lies […]
AI legislation in Europe and prohibited AI practices: Commission’s new guidelines
Views: 298In the beginning of February 2025, the Commission published guidelines providing an overview of AI practices that are regarded as unacceptable and prohibited due to their potential risks to the EU-wide values and fundamental rights. As soon as the prohibited practices are too complicated to comprehend, the Commission has prepared draft guidelines, which are […]
AI in Europe and the world: legal and executive factors
Views: 38During last decade, i.e. mainly from 2018, the EU institutions have been approaching the burning artificial intelligence (AI) issues. The “accommodation” process has been quite active: from the initial “declaration of cooperation” with the EU member states and serious funding to several AI Alliance assemblies to a Union-wide strategy on AI and European AI […]
The EU maintains coordinated policies to protect consumers online and offline
Views: 13On the World Consumer Rights Day (15 March) the Commission underlines the need to ensure proper consumers’ rights implementation and enforcement, improving digital fairness through and addressing existing gaps. Efficient consumer policy can make a tangible difference in people’s lives and help ensure a level playing field for businesses, showing the added value of […]