AI Governance

AI governance refers to the process of governing AI systems in organisations. Read our insights, regulatory updates, judgment summaries, enforcement action (including fines and notes) summaries, AI case studies or authority guidance.

How to choose a lawyer to help you with AI’s legal issues

The internet’s flooded with articles, webinars and value propositions from lawyers offering to guide you on the legal issues of AI, like ChatGPT. The sheer volume of information makes it exceedingly difficult to evaluate whom to rely on in lawfully [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:05:38+02:00February 6th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance|
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The AI disclosure clause: drafting tips for vendor contracts

A clever client recently asked me to draft an AI disclosure clause for her organisation’s vendor agreements. Her reasoning: with the prevalence of AI technologies like ChatGPT, she wants to know if vendors use AI in producing deliverables. Ultimately, she [...]

By |2024-08-25T22:05:10+02:00January 24th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance, Contracts|Tags: |
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Undisclosed AI systems and data protection

Using AI systems without telling anyone is tempting, but their undisclosed use is problematic, according to relevant data protection laws. It infringes on the principle of transparency by preventing data subjects from understanding how their personal data is processed, and [...]

By |2023-01-30T18:39:52+02:00January 19th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |
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ChatGPT: legal issues with the world’s latest augmented AI

Recently, you would have heard about ChatGPT. It’s an AI bot trained by OpenAI and capable of generating text in a conversational style. While you can use the technology for various reasons and in alarmingly disruptive ways, it also presents [...]

By |2024-08-21T14:20:59+02:00December 9th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: |
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Regulating AI in South Africa: an agile approach

Recently, I delivered a keynote speech at AI Expo Africa, Africa’s largest AI event. The topic was “Moving towards regulating AI in South Africa”. Before and after the speech, I connected with the Expo’s attendees, who had a keen [...]

By |2024-08-21T14:20:21+02:00September 29th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: , , , |
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SA’s AI Institute: Comms Minister unpacks some details

Today, at 8:20 am on SAFM, our Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies unpacked a bit about SA’s AI Institute. Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni recently announced that her Department co-founded the AI Institute with the Johannesburg Business School of the University [...]

By |2024-08-21T14:20:06+02:00September 22nd, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|
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ISO/IEC TR 24368:2022 AI’s ethical & societal concerns

Have you ever wondered whether AI might have ethical and societal consequences? Well, you’re not alone. Many people have. In fact, ISO and IEC recently released a technical report on AI’s ethical and societal concerns. It’s called ISO/IEC TR 24368:2022. [...]

By |2024-08-14T13:16:02+02:00August 23rd, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: , , |
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The Lexverse Conference | Infographic summary

On 8 June 2022 Michalsons hosted our first Lexverse Conference in South Africa. The legal universe about digital, data and emerging technologies. It was a chance for people to connect and interact, brainstorm and collaborate, discover something new and [...]

By |2022-10-18T15:05:51+02:00June 22nd, 2022|Categories: AI Governance, Blockchain, Metaverse|Tags: , |
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The global standard for AI: the EU wants to take lead

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) want the EU to set the global standard for AI. While the MEPs recognise that the EU has lagged in the global race for AI leadership, they still believe the Union must set the standard. [...]

By |2024-08-14T13:17:39+02:00May 5th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: , , |
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Are you ready for the Lexverse?

If you’re anything like the rest of us the thought of grappling with “AI”, “emerging tech”, “Web3” and the “metaverse” is crippling. We’ve all got enough to think about when it comes to managing data, privacy, the impact of [...]

By |2022-10-18T15:06:14+02:00May 4th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance, Blockchain, Cybercrime, Internet Law, Metaverse, Robot Law|Tags: , , , , , |
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ISO/IEC 38507:2022 Guidance on AI Governance

ISO/IEC 38507:2022 has arrived! [Cue dramatic music]. Let’s see how it will support your organisation’s artificial intelligence (AI) governance. Who’s the audience? In short, it’s a document that guides an organisation’s governing body on how to enable and govern AI. [...]

By |2024-08-14T13:18:01+02:00April 9th, 2022|Categories: AI Governance|Tags: , , , |
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