[REPORT] Research Workshop on the Implications of Generative AI in the EU Data and Copyright Protection Frameworks

On 19 September 2024, Professor Eleni Kosta and Taner Kuru from the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) of the Tilburg University and Dr. João Pedro Quintais from the Institute for Information Law (IViR) of the University of Amsterdam, with the support of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR), co-organized a research workshop on the “Implications of Generative AI in the EU Data and Copyright Protection Frameworks”. The workshop brought together experts from academia and key human rights institutions, e.g., the Italian Data Protection Authority that blocked ChatGPT in early 2023 due to several infringements of the EU data protection laws.

Since its launch in 2022, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer application in history. While several sources and databases are being used to train Large Language Models (a subset of Generative AI models) their developers largely rely on scraping the publicly accessible data online for training purposes. This practice has raised concerns regarding the protection of the right to the protection of personal data and the right to copyright, as set out by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Over three separate sessions, participants discussed how a fair balance can be struck between these competing rights and interests in order to permit technological progress and the protection of human rights.

Read the full report of the workshop here.