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06.08.2024 | In the media

Guest article in IT-Zoom: The path to safe and ethical AI

The June 25, 2024 issue of IT-Zoom contains a guest article by KPMG Law expert Francois Maartens Heynike and KPMG Law expert Kerstin Ohrem.

The EU’s AI Act presents companies with challenges – and is intended to pave the way for ethical innovations at the same time. A legal classification.

“Companies should proactively inventory, categorize and evaluate their applications and integrate them into an AI governance structure.”

You can find the full article here.

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Francois Heynike, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Partner
Head of Technology Law

THE SQUAIRE Am Flughafen
60549 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: +49-69-951195770
fheynike@kpmg-law.com

Kerstin Ohrem

Manager

Münzgasse 2
04107 Leipzig

Tel.: 0341 22572 572
kohrem@kpmg-law.com

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