Pursuant to Article 50 of the AI Act, as of 2 August 2026, providers and deployers of AI systems are subject to a transparency obligation vis-à-vis users (I). This obligation is subject to limited exceptions (II) and entails practical implications in the manner in which AI systems are designed and placed on the market (III). […]
Definitions of Provider, Manufacturer, Deployer, Importer and Distributor Determining the risk level of an artificial intelligence (AI) system is the second step towards AI Act compliance. In fact, the Regulation provides for different obligations depending on the role, mainly distinguishing between the Provider (1), the Manufacturer (2), the Deployer (3) and the Importer/Distributor (4). 1. Provider
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AI Act compliance: How to do the risk assessment Determining the risk level of an AI system is essential for ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act. The Regulation distinguishes three risk categories – prohibited AI systems, high-risk AI systems, and limited-risk AI systems – each subject to specific compliance obligations. 1. Prohibited AI systems
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Perfume is an ancient olfactory art that has traversed the ages and always occupied an important place in human culture, from the civilizations of Egypt, Greece, or Rome where its use was primarily linked to therapeutic purposes, to our present era where it is a symbol of personal identity and luxury. It represents approximately 50
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The definition of artificial intelligence according to the AI Act is contained in Article 3(1) which defines an “AI system” as: (a) a machine-based system (b) designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy (c) that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment (d) that infers from the input it receives how to
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1. Temporal scope The AI Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 12th 2024 and entered into force on this day. However, its provisions are designed to take effect only starting from February 2nd 2025, according to the following schedule. · February 2nd 2025: provisions concerning prohibited AI systems
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1. Introduction: the importance of evaluating intellectual property assets The value represented by intellectual property assets within companies is considerable and steadily growing. It has risen from accounting for 17 percent of companies’ market capitalization in 1975 to 90 percent in 2020. In other words, intangible assets now account for almost all the value of publicly
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A gloomy day, a brightly lit café and a hot cup of tea – these are the best conditions for enjoying one of the world’s best-loved and most replicated desserts: the Sachertorte; well, there are those who, like Nanni Moretti in Bianca (1984), would not give it up even on a hot day in July.
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The most active users on social media, especially on Instagram and Tik Tok, are certainly aware of the so-called “dupe culture”, i.e. the new trend of (almost compulsively) buying cheap dupes, promoted through branded content and hashtags. But… what exactly is a dupe? And what issues does it hide? A dupe is a cheaper imitation
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1. Protection of works generated by Artificial Intelligence In copyright law, there is debate about the possibility of protecting works generated through generative AI and about the ownership of such creations. A work of art is protectable only if it is “original,” i.e. it expresses the author’s personality through free and creative choices. If we
