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The Exploitation of Image Rights in the Era of Deep-Fakes

The rise of deep-fakes, powered by Al, has intensified concerns over image rights, a critical aspect of an individual’s personal privacy (or right to privacy) and dignity. As deep-fake technology advances, individuals likenesses can be misused for malicious purposes, ranging from defamation and impersonation to more severe cases such as fraud or sexual harassment. Given that the manipulation of imqges and videos is now so realistic, distinguishing between authentic and fabricated content becomes increasingly difficult. This presents unique challenges for

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AI and Crime
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Can Artificial Intelligence be Liable for a Crime ?

Gabriel Hallevy recounts a 1981 story in which an artificial intelligence (Al) robot killed a Japanese employee in a motorcycle factory having erroneously identified the employee as a threat to its mission.! In such situation, Hallevy further interrogates who will “be held criminally liable for this homicide”? Gleaning from the above scenarios depicting possible situations where Al can be involved in a crime, who will be liable in such circumstances? In a situation where the Al was used merely as

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Towards An Anthropocentric Al Governance: A brief review of the Vatican City Guidelines On Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (Al), it can be said, has come to stay. Thus, humanity must be ready to embrace this technological innovation, which is revolutionizing h u m a n experiences. In the quest to leverage the potentials of Al, establishing governance frameworks becomes expedient due to the dangers that Al systems pose to humanity and the ecosystem in general. In the light of this, countries across the world are responding to the need to regulate the development and application of

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AI,IP & International Law
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Deepseek AI: Navigating Intellectual Property, Data Privacy, And Global Compliance Challenges.

The DeepSeek Al controversy brings to light critical Issues surrounding d a t a privacy, intellectual property violations, a n d the broader implications of artificial intelligence governance in a n increasingly complex technological and regulatory environment. Allegations against DeepSeek center on the unauthorized use of proprietary content through model distillation, a technique that raises significant concerns about intellectual property rights and trade secrets. This practice has sparked debates over the boundaries of copyright and trade secret protections in the

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Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Chargeback Regulations: A Path to Small Business Protection in Nigeria

With the sudden increase in chargeback disputes arising in Nigeria, small businesses are left at a disadvantage. These disputes lead to loss of revenue, operational disruptions a n d legal complexities. This paper explores the role of technology and artificial intelligence in creating an effective regulatory framework that balances consumer protection with rights of small businesses. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, a n d other Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, small businesses can proactively identity fraudulent transactions, improve compliance, and reduce

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Innovating Climate Change Solutions: Using Artificial Intelligence for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Offshore

There is an innovative solution that is beginning to emerge in response to the need to address climate change. This solution is Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS). Essentially, this is an avenue for reducing carbon emissions in response to the climate crisis. In view of the need to ensure that the world keeps to the Paris Agreement of 1.50C, limiting the extent to which carbon is emitted into the atmosphere is very important. It is very interesting to note

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Reversing the Future of Crisis: Governance of the climate change ‘problem’ of artificial intelligence

With the increase in global atmospheric temperatures, mostly due to human activities, there are evident calls for action to provide concrete climate solutions. One of the pathways through which action has been echoed is the use of artificial intelligence (Al). The accuracy presented by AI systems and its value in creating solutions a t a p a c e that is faster than humans make it attractive in a plethora of context. Click here to read more 

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Artificial Intelligence in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

The growing increase in the global demand for energy across industries have led to higher emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the earth’s atmosphere. Manufacturing factories, power plants and the vast transportation industry all use the energy derived from fossil fuels. Unfortunately, the adverse effect of the release of these gases is seen in its impact on climate change. This reality has made it important to examine strategies for addressing the impact of climate change. States and corporate bodies are

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AI,IP & International Law
Adeola Aderomola

Who Owns Generative AI ?

The fact that machines are demonstrating human-like acumen and engaging in activities that were once restricted to humans is increasingly becoming prevalent creating questions across various contexts including the legal sphere. In the context of intellectual property (IP), there are a plethora of questions including data training of Al technologies, ownership of inputs and outputs and the extent to which law and policy is adequate to respond to the various shades of concerns posed by Al. One of the areas

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