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EU AI Act – Spotlight on Emotional Recognition Systems in the Workplace

Posted by Claire O'Brien, Linzi Penman, Jennifer Holyoake and Josh Turner on 7 April 2025

Emotion recognition artificial intelligence (Emotion AI) refers to AI which uses various biometric and other data sets such as facial expressions, keystrokes, tone of voice and behavioural mannerisms to identify, infer and analyse emotions. Based on ‘affective computing’, with origins in the 90s, this multidisciplinary field draws together the studies of natural language processing, psychology... Continue Reading…

German Higher Courts Clarify Strict Requirements for Online Contract Cancellations

Posted by Christoph Engelmann and Dr. Nico Brunotte on 3 April 2025

In two recent decisions, the German Higher Regional Courts (Oberlandesgerichte – OLG) of Cologne and Munich have clarified the – strict – German requirements for cancellation buttons on websites of tech companies providing digital services to consumers, such as telecommunications services or pay-TV/streaming services. Continue Reading…

Navigating the future of cloud transformation

Posted by Sophie Levett, Susan McKiernan, Jan Geert Meents, Joanna Sykes-Saavedra, and Rami Zayat on 27 March 2025

In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Rami Zayat caught up with Jan Geert Meents, Joanna Sykes-Saavedra and Sophie Levett to discuss the future of cloud transformation. In addition to looking at various aspects of cloud deals across the UK, EU, US, and the Middle East, they... Continue Reading…

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China released new measures for labelling AI-generated and synthetic content

Posted by Lauren Hurcombe, Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge and Daisy Wong on 24 March 2025

On 14 March 2025, the Measures for the Labelling of Artificial Intelligence-Generated and Synthetic Content (Measures) was jointly released by four Chinese government agencies, namely the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the National Radio and Television Administration, following the release of its draft... Continue Reading…