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The Inspectorate-General of Cultural Activities (IGAC) received over 2,000 reports of online piracy in 2025, which led to the removal of about 80% of the content, the director revealed today, considering these results “insufficient”.
An ERC official stressed that framing the theme as a question aims to open space for debate and participation.
MEPs approve a ban on AI 'nudification' systems. The regulation includes rules regarding the origin of audio, image, video, or text content created by AI.
What began in 2020 as a simple task to earn extra Pokéballs—pointing a phone at a monument to perform an augmented reality scan—has become the foundation for what is now considered the most advanced geospatial artificial intelligence infrastructure on the planet. This phenomenon of 'invisible micro-work' allowed a video game company to accumulate a treasure trove of data that Silicon Valley giants have spent decades trying to replicate without the same success, all with the unwitting collaboration of millions of people. Last week, Niantic Spatial confirmed that its vast database of 30 billion geolocated images is being used to guide autonomous delivery robots in real-world cities. The announcement marks one of the largest value transfers in technology history: transforming the leisure and physical effort of millions of players into a commercial asset of incalculable strategic value for the robotics and logistics industry.
It took four years for Brussels to listen to what so many have been saying regarding the abuses committed by those who own artificial intelligence algorithms. Opinion by Carlos Eugénio
Responsible AI requires regulation as a safeguard against potential threats to rights and ethical values. Opinion by A. Betâmio de Almeida.
Systems with increasing autonomy, scale and influence no longer confine themselves to performing technical tasks. These systems can be used to inform, but also to manipulate, discriminate or silence. The absence of clear rules undermines not only individuals but democracy itself.
The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved a report shaped by Portuguese input that is intended to form the basis for an international treaty on artificial intelligence, promoting common rules and cooperation.
Examines how algorithms that determine which voices are amplified or ignored—in areas such as social media moderation, electoral targeting and allocation of public services—can distort representation and weaken democratic institutions, raising concerns about accountability, transparency and concentration of power.
