The European Union’s White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030[1], published in March 2025, outlines a framework for addressing security concerns amid heightened geopolitical tensions. The document states that Russia’s defense expenditures are projected to reach 9% of GDP in 2025,…
Integration of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act
In response to growing concerns over the spread of online disinformation, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services (EBDS) officially endorsed the integration of the Code of Practice on Disinformation into the Digital Services Act (DSA) on…
Mitigating Risks in Generative AI: A Guide to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
by Mónika Mercz The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST-AI-600-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile[1] on July 26, 2024. The document is a cross-sectoral profile of the AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF…
Between Scylla and Charybdis: the virtual or the real world
by Mónika Mercz Our society hinges on continuous progress, evidenced by the fact that in the last few decades, innovation has sped up to an unprecedented degree. This technological boom has brought with itself the spread of digitalization, and ultimately, the…
Spain’s Proposal for Extended Collective Licensing in AI Development
by Dávid Ujhelyi In December 2024, the Spanish Ministry of Culture unveiled a groundbreaking legislative proposal aimed at introducing extended collective licensing (ECL) for the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) models. The “Draft Royal Decree to regulate the granting of…