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Is pseudonymised data personal data (Part 2)
An analysis of the Court's verdict in EDPS v SRB
5 hrs ago • 
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Some fundamentals of AI governance
Or at least what I think it takes to manage AI properly
Sep 5 • 
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On data security and data breaches
What is required for data security under the GDPR
Aug 29 • 
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Do LLMs store personal data?
Oct 25, 2024 • Mahdi Assan
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Is AI alignment even possible?
Nov 15, 2024 • Mahdi Assan
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The SCHUFA case explained
Jun 20 • Mahdi Assan
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3 thoughts on o1
Sep 27, 2024 • Mahdi Assan
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The EDPB's thoughts on web scraping for AI development (#2)
Jan 24 • Mahdi Assan
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How to regulate something
Dec 6, 2024 • Mahdi Assan
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AI as leviathan
Hobbes and algorithms
Aug 22 • 
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3 thoughts on GPT-5
What next for AI
Aug 15 • 
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What is a legitimate interest under the GDPR?
Some thoughts on a recent CJEU case on this legal basis for data processing
Aug 8 • 
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What do LLMs actually understand?
Maybe not as much as some seem to think
Aug 1 • 
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The European Commission's GPAI guidelines are out
And what they mean for AI engineers
Jul 25 • 
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The EU AI Act is coming
And what you can do now to prepare
Jul 18 • 
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My favourite books on AI #2
As of July 2025
Jul 11 • 
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LLMs are alien tech
And AI engineers still struggle to work with them in practice without effective governance
Jul 4 • 
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A normie's guide to AI scaling laws
The philosophy that drives OpenAI and other model developers
Jun 27 • 
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