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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, and as businesses shift more and more of their operations to AI technologies, there are some legal implications that must be considered including regulatory compliance and ethical, commercial, intellectual property and data privacy related issues.

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Insights and resources to help navigate the increasingly complex regulatory tech landscape.

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Gaming

Gaming

Gaming companies and developers are facing a raft of new regulations. To avoid pressing pause on their operations, gaming companies will need to act now to continue operating under the new EU Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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Metaverse

Metaverse

The opportunities within the metaverse are vast, making it essential to understand its complexity and the risks.

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NFTs

NFTs

What is an NFT and how is it different from a fungible, or any other, token? How can the ownership of a tangible item be represented by an intangible token? Does the owner of an NFT own the underlying object or asset it might represent? Are NFTs regulated and, if so, how?

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The future of supply chains

The future of supply chains

Businesses are increasingly looking to make substantial changes to realign their supply chains globally, a trend accelerated recently by the global pandemic.

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Digital infrastructure insights

Our Digital Infrastructure practice comprises an integrated and global team of lawyers across key practice areas including Corporate, Banking, Projects, Data Protection, Competition and Real Estate, who advise investors, operators, developers and service providers active in this space.

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FinTech hub

Blockchain/DLT, smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, cryptoassets, DeFi and other FinTech technologies are having a significant impact upon the financial services sector.

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Data Protection Report

Data Protection Report

Our dedicated global practice is composed of more than 80 information governance, privacy and cybersecurity lawyers based in many of the world’s key risk jurisdictions.

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    Substantiate AI detection claims

    On April 28, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made it clear that any claims about the ability of a tool to detect whether artificial intelligence (AI) generated content need to be substantiated, just like other advertising claims.

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    Navigating regulatory challenges in data centres

    Navigating regulatory challenges in data centres

    Businesses investing in, financing or operating data centres face a complex matrix of laws and regulatory requirements. Ensuring compliance is important for lender and investor due diligence and is crucial to avoiding fines, penalties and contractual or regulatory breaches that can significantly impact the business and any investment in, or financing of, data centres.

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    Recent developments on AI in federal government institutions

    Recent developments on AI in federal government institutions

    Canada’s proposed artificial intelligence (AI) legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, died on the Order Paper earlier this year when Parliament was prorogued. While the future of AI legislation in Canada remains unclear, the federal government remains committed to strengthening Canada’s global position and approach to AI as a leader in the field.

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    IP monitor: OECD AI paper: IP issues in AI trained on scraped data

    IP monitor: OECD AI paper: IP issues in AI trained on scraped data

    Developing high-performance generative AI systems and other AI systems based on machine learning often requires access to vast amounts of data for training (AI training data) and improving their accuracy and performance, and data scraping is an approach that is taken to generate large enough data sets.

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    Asset management: Risk allocation and liability profiles in technology contracts and outsourcings for asset managers

    Asset management: Risk allocation and liability profiles in technology contracts and outsourcings for asset managers

    Increased regulatory burdens on asset management businesses have resulted in additional cost pressures. However, regulation has also required more pricing transparency, which has led to an increasingly competitive market, with investors demanding either ultra-low cost or increasingly bespoke investment solutions.

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    What do organisations need to disclose to individuals about AI and automated decisions?

    What do organisations need to disclose to individuals about AI and automated decisions?

    Individuals have the right to receive meaningful information about solely automated decisions with significant effects under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This includes decisions that will impact an individual’s finances or employment.

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    Prohibited practices under the AI Act: Answered and unanswered questions in the Commission's guidelines

    Prohibited practices under the EU AI Act: Key questions answered

    The EU AI Act’s prohibitions came into effect on 2 February 2025 and carry fines of 7% worldwide annual turnover for non-compliance. The prohibitions at Article 5 and accompanying recitals (particularly recitals 28-44) set out a complex set of provisions.

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    The Commission’s guidelines on AI systems – what can we infer?

    The Commission’s guidelines on AI systems – what can we infer?

    The EU’s AI Act imposes extensive obligations on the development and use of AI.

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    EU AI Act: First provisions hit 2 February

    EU AI Act: First provisions hit 2 February

    The EU AI Act’s obligations begin to apply from 2 February. The first obligations to apply are the prohibitions, which ban the provision or use of AI in some scenarios. Fines are up to 7% of total worldwide annual turnover for non-compliance.

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