Latest news and stories about regulation in technology in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
President António José Seguro has enacted a new legal framework for rail transport oversight, licensing, and maintenance following the 2025 Glória funicular derailment. The legislation shifts safety responsibilities to the Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT) and aligns national standards with European rail safety requirements.
Anthropic faces a class action lawsuit in Portugal initiated by the Citizens’ Voice – Consumer Defence Association over the company's failure to provide an electronic complaints book for its services.
The current UN Charter regulates a world that no longer exists. Autonomous systems make decisions affecting millions without democratic mandates or borders, while Portuguese diplomacy remains silent despite its seat on the Security Council. The article argues that Portugal must take a proactive role in the necessary revision of the UN Charter to address digital sovereignty, algorithmic accountability, and the governance of artificial intelligence, rather than merely observing as global powers set the rules.
When gains are private, fraudulent, or simply failed, and losses end up socialised, concealed over time, and absorbed by the lack of collective memory, the incentive for good management diminishes.
Aaron Chatterji, chief economist at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, attended the ECB Forum in Sintra for a discussion on AI with Philip Lane, a member of the central bank's Executive Board.
FIF Portugal is organising a seminar dedicated to Open Insurance on 3 July. The event will take place in the morning at the Abreu Advogados headquarters in Lisbon. The seminar will discuss how to standardise and control data, what information should remain within the scope of insurers' trade secrets, and how to transform data into value.
In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian lawyer Sergiy Barbashyn, president of the AI Ethics and Integrity International Association, discusses the regulatory challenges of Artificial Intelligence, the complexities of copyright in generative music, and the need for ethical frameworks that align technological progress with human rights.
Data and artificial intelligence have moved from niche technological topics to the centre of global governance and strategy. This backdrop sets the stage for the 4th edition of the Data with Purpose Summit, taking place at the Taguspark Congress Centre in Oeiras. Key speakers include Sergiy Barbashyn, president of the AI Ethics and Integrity International Association, who warns that the regulatory challenge lies in avoiding obsolete laws rather than stifling innovation. The event also features insights from Paulo Portas on the geopolitics of AI in modern warfare, and discussions on machine authorship and the limits of predictive data, with institutional opening by Miguel de Castro Neto and closing remarks by Isaltino Morais.
Seguro argues that Portugal and the European Union must take an active stance on the development and regulation of artificial intelligence.
Seguro argues that Portugal and the European Union must take an active stance on the development and regulation of artificial intelligence.
At the Diário de Notícias annual conference, the President of the Republic warned that countries that do not integrate new technologies will remain as “mere consumers”.
António Costa e Silva advocates for “intelligent doses” of AI regulation, stressing that innovation remains essential. Speaking at the DN Grand Conference, the former Minister of Economy joined other experts to discuss the ethics and geopolitics of AI. Key takeaways included the urgent need to develop AI models in Portuguese to support Lusophone communities, the challenge of regulating rapidly evolving technology, and the strategic importance of Portugal competing through speed rather than scale. Participants also highlighted the necessity of feeding AI systems with high-quality Portuguese data to ensure inclusivity.
António José Seguro was speaking at the opening session of a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Bar Association, at the Aula Magna of the Rectory of the University of Lisbon.
We cannot continue to chase losses because that is the reality: artificial intelligence is advancing at a gallop, with billions and billions and billions at its service, warned Marcelo.
The President of the Republic argued that it is necessary to “avoid the fragmentation of the concept of authorship and its dehumanisation”.
Meta defends parental supervision of adolescent user accounts and denies that it is shifting responsibilities, asserting that parents want control over what their children see on social media. Antigone Davis, global head of safety at the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, is conducting this week a...
The reports led to the removal of approximately 80% of the content.
Adolfo Mesquita Nunes, a former Secretary of State for Tourism, discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on democracy at the Future Atlantic Forum. He argued that algorithms and digital platforms are creating information bubbles, fragmenting reality, and fostering political polarisation. Mesquita Nunes warned that the rise of generative AI and deepfakes threatens our shared perception of truth, potentially leading to a society where citizens only trust information that confirms their existing biases. He called for regulatory mechanisms to balance these digital systems without resorting to censorship, framing the challenge as a fundamental civilisational and ethical issue for modern democracies.
While Europe attempts to restrict AI, biometric software manufactured in Slovakia was exported to Portugal and adopted by a school. The National Data Protection Commission is investigating.
