Open-source AI Models – What Are They, and Closing the Safety and Liability Gaps
Open-source software is widely used by companies, and now they are adopting “open source” AI models as well. Just last month, the Open Source Initiative released a definition of “open-source AI”. This article thus examines what are “open-source AI models”
Federated Learning: What Lawyers Need to Know
This article analyses some of the legal issues raised by Federated Learning (FL) – a method to train algorithms for artificial intelligence systems, on data held across different data sets, without sharing the data sets. This article will explain what
Data Protection – A Legal Professional’s Gateway to the Digital Future
The legal landscape in Singapore has seen a fairly significant transformation in recent years. The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, with the resultant drastic restrictions in workforce mobility, has caused many companies (law firms included) to implement or fast-track
Data Privacy Strengthened – Perspectives from China and Singapore
This article examines the latest developments in China data privacy regime, from the point of view of how the draft Network Regulations advance the rights of data subjects in various aspects. As both the Singapore and China regimes are evolving,
Data Protection and Data Security Laws of China
2021 marks an interesting year for China’s data protection scene. On one hand, China reported close to 989 million internet users at the end of 2020. At the same time, 2021 saw the coming into force of two important pieces
Blockchain and Data Protection: Rethinking the Essence and Uses of Blockchain
The use of blockchain to store personal data is a recent illustration of the classic clash between law and technology. Decentralisation and immutability are distinguishing features of blockchain. However, data protection framework commonly prescribes for data correction and removal. The
The New European General Data Protection Regulation
Why Singapore Businesses May Have to Comply with More than Just Their National Personal Data Protection Regime On 25 May 2018 the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. Due to its unlimited territorial scope, many deem this