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New facial recognition bill passed in Washington state.

New facial recognition bill passed in Washington state, constraining government use of facial recognition. What does the future hold for this technology in Europe and abroad?   A new facial recognition bill passed in Washington state recently will require public agencies to frequently report on their use of the technology and have it tested for

Are the AI Systems Used for Contact Tracing of COVID-19 Ethical?

Are the AI systems used for contact tracing of COVID-19 ethical? In our latest vlog, we explore the extent to which the use of these systems are ethical, and why.   With many European Nations launching the Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT), to release software code which can be used to create contact tracing

Can AI Help Prevent COVID-19?

Can AI help prevent COVID-19? Can it be used to predict or detect outbreaks, and would this be ethical? Can AI help prevent the spread of COVID-19? Recently, we released an article on the technological initiatives being put in place across Europe to help control the spread of the novel COVID-19. In our latest vlog

Facial Recognition in Public Spaces

Facial recognition in public spaces can read your face and your mood, and record other information about you. Facial recognition in public spaces can read your face and your mood, and record other information about you, like how often to pass in a certain spot. Smart billboards are able to tailor their offerings based on

EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence Overview

The EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence contains a set of proposals to develop a European approach to this technology. As reported in our blog, the leaked EU White Paper obtained by Euractiv proposes several options for AI regulations moving into the future. In our post today we are going through them to show you

Regulating the right to privacy in the AI era

What about Privacy in the AI era? New developments in 2019 have shown that the GDPR rules on AI profiling could not be timelier. From smart billboards to home audio devices, AI has been deployed to make sense of everything we expose about ourselves, including our faces and things we casually say. Regardless of these

The Use of Facial Recognition Technology in public places in the EU could be temporarily banned

A leaked EU Commission white paper proposes that the EU  place a 3 to 5 year ban on facial recognition technology within public places.   As exciting as it all seems—this ability to instantly gain access, perform transactions or even pay bills by simply scanning your face!—there is without a shadow of a doubt, a scary

Aphaia attends Third Stakeholder Forum on Digitising European Industry

The forum was focused on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Hubs. Third Stakeholder Forum on Digitising European Industry took place in Madrid from the 13th to the 15th of November 2019. It brought together more than 600 attendees and 50 panellists who addressed topics like the opportunities that the AI offers to the European market

Automated Decision Making and the GDPR

In today’s blog we delve into automated decision making and the GDPR. Artificial Intelligence is increasingly becoming ingrained in all facets of our societies and lives. While it certainly heralds an age of cool futuristic technology and applications—facial recognition and self-driving cars for example!—what about when AI is utilized as an automated decision making tool?

UK Government releases AI procurement guidelines

In today’s blog we review the UK Government’s new draft procurement guidelines for AI.   Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a major part of all our lives and societies. From popular voice command applications like Siri and Alexa; to business spam filters; and connected cars like Tesla; AI is all around us. Increasingly, AI is  being