Category: Featured
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AI Governance and SMEs: a roadmap
On April 10, I had the pleasure of delivering some thoughts on AI governance of AI in SMEs. This talk was part of an event organized by the IT company Darest on the deployment of AI and the digitization of SMEs, bringing together many players in a multidisciplinary approach. As the governance of AI remains…
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Defining artificial intelligence systems in the light of the European AI Regulation: the banking sector wins a battle
The entry into force of the European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) has major implications for financial institutions, including Swiss banks operating in the European Union. This article analyzes the guidelines published on February 6, 2025 on the definition of “AI systems” and their direct consequences on the use of tools for credit analysis,…
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Artificial Intelligence and the Law: The Anthropic Case and the Question of Fair Use
Author: Prof. Philippe Gilliéron, attorney at BMG Avocats, expert in technology and artificial intelligence law in Switzerland Does building a dataset to train an AI model constitute “fair use”? A response to Thomson Reuters? The Facts On August 19, 2024, three authors filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, the developer of Claude, for copyright infringement before…
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Timestamping via Blockchain Recognized as Judicial Evidence: A New Era for Digital Intellectual Property
On March 20, 2025, the Judicial Court of Marseille issued a particularly noteworthy decision regarding digital evidence: it recognized that timestamping via blockchain constitutes valid proof of the anteriority and ownership of copyright. This ruling is part of a growing movement toward recognizing blockchain as a probative tool in the field of intellectual property—an increasingly…
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US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia confirms in the Thaler case that an AI cannot be the author of a work
On 18 March 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit issued on 18 August 2023 [Thaler v. Perlmutter, 687 F. Supp. 3d 140 (D.D.C. 2023)] refusing to attribute authorship to an artificial intelligence system.…
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AI Regulation – Three Approaches on a Global Scale
Many thanks to Darest to have invited me to a series of podcasts dedicated to AI in a format of short videos. The first video of this series relatest to the the approaches taken at the global level by the three main regions: US, China and the EU.
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Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence: A Landmark AI Copyright Case
On February 11, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ruled in Thomson Reuters et al. v. Ross Intelligence, Inc. (No. 1:20-cv-613-SB) that the reproduction of copyrighted works for AI training did not qualify as fair use under U.S. copyright law. This decision has significant implications for AI-generated legal research and…
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AI systems under the EU AI Act: what is the impact for Swiss banks?
Introduction: AI and European Banking Regulation On February 6, 2025, the European Commission published its guidelines on the definition of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, in accordance with Article 96(1)(f) of the European AI Regulation (AI Act). The classification of an “AI system” under this regulatory framework directly impacts the obligations of banks using credit scoring…
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Artificial Intelligence: GenAI and designers – best practices
Given at the AI Summit in Paris on February 11, 2025, this presentation aims to draw the attention of creative teams to the potential pitfalls posed by GenAI suppliers’ terms and conditions, more specifically as to intellectual property rights and ownership is concerned, and to offer practical guidance to avoid/mitigate risks.
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Swiss AI Regulation 2025: Pragmatism Prevails
On 12 February 2025, the Swiss Federal Council released its long-anticipated communication on how AI will be regulated in Switzerland. This decision is based on a report published by the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), outlining potential AI compliance frameworks and the country’s approach to AI governance. Supporting Documentation The OFCOM AI report is based…