Monthly Archive: July, 2022

Midjourney – Testing the Boundaries of Art, AI and the Law

The recent advent of compelling new AI driven image generation services, including OpenAI’s Dal-EE and MidJourney is signalling a profound transformation in the creative economy. Over recent years, AI image generators have developed from interesting curiosities to the point that they can now mimic highly specialised human artistry, producing images that rival the technical quality of human illustrators or artists...

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Scanning the New Wave of Biometric Privacy Laws

Over the past year, a significant number of US states have passed new laws regulating the collection, use and monetisation of biometric identity. Known as Biometric Information Privacy Acts (BIPA) these acts set up a framework for companies to work in when they are collecting and using biometric data including facial and iris scans, fingerprints or voiceprints. The most prominent...

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UK Criminal Reforms Target Explicit Deepfakes

The Law Commission of England and Wales has released new recommendations on the expansion of laws regarding intimate image abuse, which would include the criminalisation of the distribution of non-consensual sexually explicit deepfake videos or images. The law expands the scope of current criminal laws which already cover the sharing of non-consensual taking and sharing of intimate images (including revenge...

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