Author: Barry Sookman

AIDA - Regulation of AI systems in Canada

AIDA’s regulation of AI in Canada: questions, criticisms and recommendationsAIDA’s regulation of AI in Canada: questions, criticisms and recommendations

January 30, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

1. Background and Overview

Canada is planning to enact Bill C‑27, the Digital Implementation Act (“DIA”) to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (PIDTA), and Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). In prior blog posts, I addressed some of the more important problems with the CPPA. This post focuses on questions, criticisms, and recommendations about AIDA, the government’s draft law to regulate AI systems in Canada.

AI systems are the new electricity.…

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-28Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-28

January 29, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

SCC hears case with implications for online privacy | Canadian Lawyer https://t.co/HJZ3ryPrfh 2023-01-22
https://t.co/embAKDEABp 2023-01-22
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-21 https://t.co/DQ5akxlE5G 2023-01-22
She was denied entry to a Rockettes show because of facial recognition software https://t.co/msyz6fv1HL 2023-01-22
NYC's controversial AI bias audit law gets new hearing https://t.co/cn9SBAo8la 2023-01-22
First AI Art Generator Lawsuits Threaten Future of Emerging Tech https://t.co/xWHyYZF7G4 2023-01-22
whoswholegal – Analysis – Data 2023 – Privacy & Protection and Security – Legal Marketplace Analysis https://t.co/biKIqovvLN 2023-01-22
UK Court of Appeal to decide whether existence of fiduciary or tortious duties owed by blockchain developers to own… https://t.co/9D4vi6Q7Lq

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AI Ethics and the Law, a Webinar for the Digital SuperclusterAI Ethics and the Law, a Webinar for the Digital Supercluster

January 26, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

I had the pleasure earlier today to participate in a Webinar with Carole Piovesan on the important topic of AI Ethics and the Law. It was a presentation for the Digital Supercluster and was attended by the ecosystem of individuals and organisations associated with that supercluster as well as other superclusters such as the Scale AI supercluster.

A copy of our respective slides are shown below.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-21Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-21

January 22, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Stable Diffusion litigation · Joseph Saveri Law Firm & Matthew Butterick https://t.co/NHFaZVpOTA 2023-01-15
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-14 https://t.co/rVM0HIuBk4 2023-01-15
EEOC Targets AI-Based Hiring Bias in Draft Enforcement Plan https://t.co/eB25D9wvTP 2023-01-15
https://t.co/U97VJUcuFC 2023-01-15
https://t.co/0rZDCoKn0T 2023-01-15
Severe API Security Flaws Affect Millions of Vehicles from 16 Car Manufacturers, Including BMW, Mercedes and Toyota… https://t.co/iTfgSEZAEr 2023-01-15
UK AI strategy – what did it achieve in its first full year? https://t.co/OiKzyTxC2W 2023-01-15
Tech gets religion on AI: Inside the Vatican summit with Islamic and Jewish leaders, Microsoft and IBM https://t.co/w6upWLiy2z

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-14Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-14

January 15, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-07 https://t.co/gRVv73k6dP 2023-01-08
A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom https://t.co/0XrbOQAgWD 2023-01-08
https://t.co/XDEQVJAGJW 2023-01-08
British Columbia Employer Found Vicariously Liable for Data Breach https://t.co/0ulyp5A9xc 2023-01-09
https://t.co/8xeIwD88N6 2023-01-09
Could a robot ever recreate the aura of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece? It’s already happening | Artificial intell… https://t.co/dZrdzvViec 2023-01-09
The Slow Death of Surveillance Capitalism Has Begun https://t.co/3A9vpO78dv 2023-01-09
Can Elections Survive the Digital Age? – Centre for International Governance Innovation https://t.co/6fJtbIGTPK

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-07Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-07

January 8, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-31 https://t.co/4FZlQTDGYI 2023-01-01
Oxford University Innovation Ltd v Oxford Nanoimaging Ltd [2022] EWHC 3200 (Pat) (23 December 2022) who owns IP rig… https://t.co/yCpIAEsuHa 2023-01-02
Copyright Office Sets Sights on Artificial Intelligence in 2023 https://t.co/b9UcPn5rz2 2023-01-02
Epic Games, Developer of Fortnite, Will Pay Half a Billion Dollars for Privacy and Consumer Violations https://t.co/6czP9HsrSX 2023-01-03
As AI uses in radiology mature, what will be next? https://t.co/r83RrDX5K4 2023-01-03
The New AIs Are Impressive, but Sentience Is a Long Way Off – Centre for International Governance Innovation https://t.co/Zp50jF644F

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-31Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-31

January 1, 2023 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-24 https://t.co/MN6vX0apX0 2022-12-25
Five Tech Reads for the Season – Centre for International Governance Innovation https://t.co/Bdi8Thta2e 2022-12-27
Can Twitter and Other Online Platforms Legally Moderate Content? https://t.co/k7GWtNGR25 2022-12-27
LinkedIn v. hiQ: Landmark Data Scraping Suit Provides Guidance to Data Scrapers and Web Operators https://t.co/4pt2MTjHXk 2022-12-27
Digital Charter Implementation Act hot topic on lobby circuit | iPolitics https://t.co/n5yLjOaFgK 2022-12-27
Have the Katz been let out of the bag? Uncertainty about the standard of review for challenges to regulations https://t.co/kiot4rpNr6

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-24Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-24

December 25, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Canada's Crackdown on Crypto https://t.co/h957MtMIgE 2022-12-18
Differential Privacy: The Big Tech Solution to Big Data Privacy https://t.co/g2B0it0F1S 2022-12-18
Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-17 https://t.co/lTZudXHAdK 2022-12-18
CPPA: problems and criticisms – automated decision making https://t.co/PxWB1WFc7L 2022-12-18
AI Trends for 2023 – AI Technology Leads Patent Filing Growth https://t.co/tJedb9cKdT 2022-12-19
Judgment enforcement in the new age of digital assets https://t.co/jpsK0B8n1a 2022-12-19
Looking Back on 2022 and Forward to 2023: What was and will be important to Copyright, Creators and Content Industr… https://t.co/rdrmf7yqa8

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Digital Charter Implementation Act and CPPA

CPPA: problems and criticisms – automated decision makingCPPA: problems and criticisms – automated decision making

December 18, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Canada is planning to revamp its comprehensive privacy law by repealing the existing comprehensive privacy law, PIPEDA, and by enacting Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act (“DCIA”) to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act (PIDTA), and Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA). Bill C-27 replaced Bill C-11 (the former drafts of the CPPA and PIDTA). While the DCIA attempts to rectify some of the criticisms with Bill C-11, many of the problems remain and problems have emerged in the new Bill.…

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-17Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-17

December 18, 2022 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-10 https://t.co/XuEErfJUsH 2022-12-11
https://t.co/ILHyC4eBFe 2022-12-11
The Supreme Court Gets a Second Shot at an Important First Amendment and Social Media Issue https://t.co/GSoZ6cE72D 2022-12-12
NYDFS Publishes Proposed Amendment to Its Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Services Companies https://t.co/8HCnaniDtp 2022-12-12
9th Circuit revives data breach class action against French cryptocurrency wallet provider https://t.co/W2ie5SaILZ 2022-12-12
Can a wooden rowing machine be protected by copyright? "Why not" says the High Court of England and Wales https://t.co/s4D7DxjRDm 2022-12-12
UK Government Scraps Controversial Proposals to Tackle Legal but Harmful Content Online https://t.co/zuT8RmU5TA