Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?

The rapid development of computer technology over the past decades has brought about countless benefits across industries and social benefits as well—constant interpersonal connectivity is facilitated through numerous communication channels and social media outlets, energy-producing enterprises empl...

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Main Authors: Kesa Aleksandr, Kerikmäe Tanel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Baltic Journal of European studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0022
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description The rapid development of computer technology over the past decades has brought about countless benefits across industries and social benefits as well—constant interpersonal connectivity is facilitated through numerous communication channels and social media outlets, energy-producing enterprises employ complex machinery management systems for increased efficiency, ease of access and safety, hedge funds make use of high-frequency trading algorithms to engage in trades happening at a fraction of a second, while medical professionals use predictive technologies to diagnose diseases and forecast viral outbreaks. Widespread adoption of technology necessitated the creation of regulatory frameworks that would ensure the safeguarding of rights and regulatory and judicial supervision over the exploitation of high technology. one such framework is the Gdpr, created due to the need for a comprehensive, contemporary legal regime governing the processing of personal data in a time when such data has become a commodity that is traded and sold in return for services or financial gain. However, in the authors’ view, the Gdpr suffers in terms of efficacy in the context of artificial intelligence-based technologies, and full compliance of data controllers and processors employing such technologies is unlikely to be achieved, particularly in regards to the right to information, the general principle of transparency and the right to erasure. The article provides an overview of these issues, including a discussion on the movement towards a regime of data ownership, and proposes legislative amendments as an effective method of mitigating these drawbacks.
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spelling doaj.art-3b6bed32249c47d78b4d4aab45d2cf762022-12-21T23:37:53ZengSciendoBaltic Journal of European studies2228-05962020-12-01103689010.1515/bjes-2020-0022Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?Kesa Aleksandr0Kerikmäe Tanel1Hyde and Associates Pikk 11 Tallinn 10123, EstoniaDepartment of Law, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 3 Tallinn 12618, EstoniaThe rapid development of computer technology over the past decades has brought about countless benefits across industries and social benefits as well—constant interpersonal connectivity is facilitated through numerous communication channels and social media outlets, energy-producing enterprises employ complex machinery management systems for increased efficiency, ease of access and safety, hedge funds make use of high-frequency trading algorithms to engage in trades happening at a fraction of a second, while medical professionals use predictive technologies to diagnose diseases and forecast viral outbreaks. Widespread adoption of technology necessitated the creation of regulatory frameworks that would ensure the safeguarding of rights and regulatory and judicial supervision over the exploitation of high technology. one such framework is the Gdpr, created due to the need for a comprehensive, contemporary legal regime governing the processing of personal data in a time when such data has become a commodity that is traded and sold in return for services or financial gain. However, in the authors’ view, the Gdpr suffers in terms of efficacy in the context of artificial intelligence-based technologies, and full compliance of data controllers and processors employing such technologies is unlikely to be achieved, particularly in regards to the right to information, the general principle of transparency and the right to erasure. The article provides an overview of these issues, including a discussion on the movement towards a regime of data ownership, and proposes legislative amendments as an effective method of mitigating these drawbacks.https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0022aicompliancegdprmachine learningpersonal data processingright to erasure
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Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
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compliance
gdpr
machine learning
personal data processing
right to erasure
title Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
title_full Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
title_fullStr Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
title_full_unstemmed Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
title_short Artificial Intelligence and the GDPR: Inevitable Nemeses?
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topic ai
compliance
gdpr
machine learning
personal data processing
right to erasure
url https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0022
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