IViR Lecture

IViR is pleased to announce that Daniel Müggewill give a lecture entitledEffective AI regulation in the face of global interdependenceon Friday 9 September 2022 Across the EU, stakeholders currently debate how artificial intelligence should be regulated, building on the 2021 Commission proposal for an AI Act. There is insufficient recognition, however, that both the shape… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: Effective AI regulation in the face of global interdependence

IViR is pleased to announce that Ádám Földeswill give a lecture entitledInformation Policies of the Coronavirus Crisison Friday 3 June 2022 It is the first time since World War II that countries introduced some form of state of emergency on such a broad scale and thereby imposed considerable restrictions on fundamental rights. In most EU… Continue reading IViR Lecture: Information Policies of the Coronavirus Crisis

IViR is pleased to announce that Catalina Goanta & Giovanni De Gregoriowill give a lecture entitledThe Influencer Republic: Monetizing Political Speech on Social Mediaon Friday 29 April 2022 This lecture addresses the specific challenges arising from the monetization of political speech on social media, and propose a normative argument to extend consumer disclosures to political… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: The Influencer Republic: Monetizing Political Speech on Social Media

IViR is pleased to announce thatMartin Husovecwill give a lecture entitled(Ir)Responsible Legislature? Speech Risks under the EU’s Rules on Delegated Digital Enforcementon Friday 25 March 2022 Countries around the world are legitimately demanding that the providers of digital spaces fix the problem of illegal content on their services. The European Union legislature is increasingly entrusting various… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: (Ir)Responsible Legislature? Speech Risks under the EU’s Rules on Delegated Digital Enforcement

IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Sofia Ranchordás will give a lecture aboutEmpathy in Digital Government on Friday 4 February 2022. Humans make mistakes. Humans make mistakes especially while filling out tax returns, benefit applications, and other government forms, which are often tainted with complex language, requirements, and short deadlines. However, the unique human… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: Empathy in Digital Government

IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Mireille Hildebrandtwill give a lecture aboutHow to regulate AI?on Friday 26 November 2021 In this talk professor Hildebrandt will reflect on what it means to develop legal norms to constrain the development, provision and deployment of computational systems. Legal norms are text-driven, whereas computational systems are driven by… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: How to regulate AI?

IViR is pleased to announce thatSean Flynnwill give a lecture entitledResearch Exceptions in Comparative Copyrighton Thursday 4 November 2021 Sean Flynn is Director and Professorial Lecturer at the American University, Washington College of Law (WCL).Sean Flynn teaches courses on the intersection of intellectual property, trade law, and human rights and is Director of the Program… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: Research Exceptions in Comparative Copyright

IViR is pleased to announce that Francesca Musianiwill give a lecture entitled“Infrastructuring” Digital Sovereignty?Russia as a Pilot Case of an Infrastructure-Based Sociology of Digital Self-Determination Practiceson Friday 29 October 2021 Abstract: Today, a number of high-profile initiatives across the globe (including the Digital Services Act in Europe, the “Great Firewall” of China, Russia’s “sovereign Internet”… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: “Infrastructuring” Digital Sovereignty?

IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Rupprecht Podszun will give an online lecture entitledRegulating Digital Gatekeeperson Friday 25 June 2021 Abstract: The power of digital gatekeepers keeps troubling markets – and policy-makers. At the European level the Digital Markets Act is planned as a new, ground-breaking piece of legislation to “tame the tech titans”.… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: Regulating digital gatekeepers

IViR is pleased to announce that Professor Dr. Jeanette Hofmann and Dr. Bernhard Rieder will give an online lecture entitledTowards Platform Observabilityon Friday 28 May 2021 Abstract:“The growing power of digital platforms raises the question of democratic control or at least containment. In light of the transforming impact of platforms on markets, the public sphere,… Continue reading IVIR Lecture Series: Towards Platform Observability