The course aims to illustrate the main European regulations on Artificial Intelligence and the additional legal profiles affected by these tools.
Firstly, the provisions of the new AI ACT of the European Union, which aims to regulate AI systems within the EU territory by establishing responsibilities and duties for providers of these services, will be analyzed. The obligations of users (companies or public administrations) of such systems will then be explored: from transparency to cybersecurity, to the preparation of documentation and instructions for users.
Ample space will then be dedicated to the legal aspects of AI related to intellectual property, such as those concerning the ownership of content (e.g., texts, code, images, videos) inputted (input) and/or obtained (output) from artificial intelligence systems; for this purpose, the terms and conditions of service of the main operators in the sector (OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, etc.) will be analyzed in detail.
Particular attention will also be paid to the compatibility profiles between privacy regulations (GDPR) and the use of artificial intelligence systems. Specifically, the regulatory requirements provided by the GDPR to be implemented for the use of AI in compliance with data protection regulations will be described. In the final part, the new measures to be immediately introduced in companies to regulate the use of these tools will be shown, such as drafting an “Artificial Intelligence policy” for employees, or updating contracts with suppliers and clients with specific provisions to protect against the improper use of artificial intelligence systems on company assets or in the provision of services.
