Mese: Maggio 2023

AI, corporate secrets at risk: how to prevent data leaks

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On Agenda Digitale, an article by Daniela De Pasquale and Massimiliano Pappalardo on the new threat of AI: data leaks, i.e. the loss of confidential data and information.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has hit our lives like a meteor, bringing an incredible range of new features and tools but also risks that are far from negligible: after the danger of copyright infringement, the manipulative potential of deepfakes, and the fallibility of ChatGPT output, now the news events of the last few weeks tell us about important data leaks, a further consequence of the systemic vulnerabilities of AIs.

But how can we avoid them? And what tools can we use to protect our personal data?

The full article is available here

Ughi e Nunziante with Imerys in the sale to Gemica and Kmk Granit of a business unit related to ceramic mixtures

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Ughi e Nunziante – Studio Legale assisted Imerys, a global leader specialized in mineral supplies for the manufacturing sector, in the sale of the ceramic mixtures business to the newco New Spica S.r.l., incorporated by Gemica S.r.l., an Italian company specializing in color production, and Kmk Granit, a Czech company with a global outlook, active in the sector of mining and processing of minerals.

Alongside with the business transfer, long-term agreements were signed for the supply and storage of raw materials.

Ughi e Nunziante assisted Imerys in all the sale-related activities, with a team led by Partner Giuseppe Coco.

The buyers were assisted by Francesca Falbo and Stefano Manara, partners at the Turin law firm Falbo & Manara, and Alice Meier Attorney at of Rödl & Partner, Prague office.

Italy imposes national security conditions on Whirlpool home appliances deal

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Italy has exercised its “golden power” law to clear Whirlpool’s majority stake sale of its European domestic appliances business to Turkish rival Arcelik, reportedly conditioned on remedies aimed at safeguarding technological assets, production facilities and employment.

Our partner Filippo Mazza, interviewed on this point by GCR, stated that “the Italian government has probably scrutinised more China-related deals than others because Chinese corporations have made so many investments in the past few years. But whenever an Italian strategic asset is at the heart of a transaction, it will be subject to government review and authorization regardless of the country involved.

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Deepfake what legal remedies?

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On Agenda Digitale, an in-depth analysis by Daniela De Pasquale and Massimiliano Pappalardo about deepfakes and how to protect ourselves according to the regulations in force in our Country.

The deepfake phenomenon is complex. It consists of audiovisual material created thanks to artificial intelligence software which, starting from real content (images and audio), is able to modify or recreate, in an extremely realistic way, characteristics and movements of a face or body and to faithfully imitate a given voice. The dangers arising from the misuse of this type of material can be serious: we are talking about images that could destroy reputations, compromise relationships, end careers, or could even induce victims in moments of fragility to extreme acts.

Of course, not all AI-generated audiovisual content is illicit, but it is still useful to consider some illegal uses scenarios.

The first question is whether our legal system is already equipped with the necessary antibodies to prevent or, at least, contain the abuse of the extraordinary possibilities that generative artificial intelligence can offer: the answer, while there may be room for improvement, is positive.

We discuss it here

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