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.
We've previously written about the legal issues with ChatGPT by OpenAI but now we thought we'd show you what it can do. We trained it and then asked it to write an article on AI law or the legal issues [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Recently, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published the ISO/IEC TR 24027:2021 standard. In essence, the document addresses bias in AI systems, especially where AI aids humans in decision making. The standard also provides measurement techniques and methods for [...]
South African intellectual property officials have become the world’s first to grant a patent to an AI inventor. Across the globe, several lawyers have tried to register patents in the name of AI inventors. However, each time, they’ve failed. [...]
Regulating autonomous vehicles appears to be a priority for the South African government. Recently, the Department of Transport spoke to its strategic plan to protect South Africans through legislation, regulations, and policy. It reasons that autonomous vehicles will soon [...]
