Burcu Kilic
@burcuno
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Patent geek, lawyer, wannabe photographer; senior fellow @Cigionline
Washington DC
Joined June 2009
NEW: Amidst a frenzy around public AI investment in Europe, our new report takes us back to the drawing board. What kind of (digital) future does Europe want? What role can (should) AI play? Who should have a say? Read expert perspectives: https://t.co/sXh6w9oQbv 1/
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📣 NEW: Handbook of #Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights by Walter G. Park 🆓 chapter available at: https://t.co/368RXH0D8q Contributors include: @gderasse @fab_montobbio @charles_duan @gmdutfield @ProfUma5 @Pellegab @VSterzi @burcuno @Serdal_Temel @MafiniDosso #IP
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Meta has confessed that it may train its AI on any image you ask its VR glasses to analyze. There is no opt out. Attn: @FTC @linakhanFTC h/t: @ednewtonrex
https://t.co/wZZ7IBK25j
techcrunch.com
We recently asked Meta if it trains AI on photos and videos that users take on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company originally didn't have much to
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Without proactive regulatory intervention, WhatsApp could easily evolve into a super app under Meta’s monopolistic control. "The numerous Facebook scandals we’ve witnessed ... provide a stark reminder of what can happen when Meta goes unchecked," writes @burcuno. Details:
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Former @DigCivSoc Fellows @NicoleOzer & @burcuno have been selected by @CarrCenter as 2024-25 Technology & Human Rights Fellows! They will join a cohort dedicated to exploring the theme of “Surveillance Capitalism or Democracy: Who Knows, Who Decides?"
hks.harvard.edu
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy breaks new ground with an international fellowship network dedicated to advancing theory and practice on the urgent question that faces every society:
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While there is no definitive answer as to how AI should be regulated, a work-centric approach should be taken. "By placing workers at the heart of AI policy development, we can ensure a more prosperous future for all," writes @burcuno. Details:
cigionline.org
Global efforts range from meaningful regulation to light-touch approaches or mere lip service.
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Big loss. Terrible decision. I and @IMAKglobal have worked with @MSF_access team since 2004 when India changed its patent laws to comply with the WTO TRIPS agreement. They've been pivotal pushing for making medicines more available/affordable globally. https://t.co/ZUelQGMFp6
statnews.com
In a surprise move, Doctors Without Borders is closing down its widely regarded access-to-medicines campaign.
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5. Firms that trick users into signing up for subscriptions or make it difficult to cancel may be breaking the law. If you've encountered these practices, you can file a complaint at:
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It’s hard to overstate the importance of the top of U.S. Trade saying this in today’s @FinancialTimes. Trade neoliberal “powers that be” in Europe & the trade/industrial policy/competition siloes are so totally behind the curve. @AmbassadorTai
https://t.co/1Ebd5YEswJ
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You can take the girl out of the IP world, but not the IP out of the girl! Diving back into IP policy, I tried to shed light on the crucial yet overlooked trade secrets & their impact on transparency & accountability in AI. Let’s rethink trade secrets law!
In her paper, @burcuno analyzes the tools, systems and measures needed to ensure that when AI systems do more harm than good, their administrators are held accountable. Read more:
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Read this article on the #AfCFTA and Digital Governance by CIGI Senior Fellow, @burcuno here➡️ https://t.co/7YDloPO4jJ
#digitaltrade
theuskenyaftainsights.org
Guest Contribution by Dr. Burcu Kilic, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Last month, the World Trade Organization's 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi...
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Here is my latest on Apple Vision Pro & spatial computing! Groundbreaking tech with lots to admire, but it brings new challenges: e.g. spatial data & mapping. We need proactive solutions. Let's not wait until it's too late—history has a way of repeating itself.
"Such devices’ extensive collection of personal data and acquisition of insights into users’ emotional and physiological states present unprecedented privacy concerns," writes @burcuno. Details:
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In this political economy, today, we need to reframe the links and trade offs around competition, industrial policy & trade. We are in a #postneoliberal world, time to discuss what it means. /end
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Clearly, we need a new global architecture. My latest for @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com
International agreements have not balanced our freedoms in the way that they should.
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What can be achieved by the global CBPR framework or the Data Free Flow with Trust initiative? Organised by @BPrivacyHub and Cerre EU with @SophieStallaB, @BrunoGencarelli @EU_Justice, @yashayako @DeBrauw, @burcuno
@Cigionline, @awjoel @AUWCL, @arifwider @HTW_Berlin
#CPDPai2024
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Lograr la compatibilidad entre las normas comerciales y otras cuestiones cruciales de la gobernanza digital, como la privacidad o la seguridad es una tarea compleja, por no decir que roza lo imposible. Escribe @burcuno
@CIGIonline
https://t.co/MQdLCHsTB7
politicaexterior.com
El comercio digital es fundamental para la arquitectura de la gobernanza mundial de datos, pero la relaciĂłn no es sencilla. Prueba de ello es la contĂnua bĂşsqueda de un marco comĂşn, basado en la...
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This @rodrikdani piece ends: "By the 1990s...large corporations & multinationals, empowered by the expansion of the global economy, increasingly drove trade negotiations. The environment, public health, human rights, economic security, and domestic equity took a back seat...
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Happening tomorrow! Commentary on the #AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol 📅March 13, 2024 🕓4:00pm EAT (GMT +3) Register here➡️ https://t.co/ovoSMhmG3y
#AfCFTADigitalProtocol
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@DataGovProsKe & @StrathCIPIT are hosting a webinar on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol 📆March 13, 2024 🕓4:00 pm EAT (GMT+3) Register to join the discussion led by our distinguished speakers; @Olez, @MelissaOmino, Emily Jones @burcuno & Jade Makory Reg🔗 https://t.co/ovoSMhmG3y
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A hot topic at my “Anti-Davos” event was #trade & #antimonopoly. Blew mind of antitrust crowd (what? trade?) & got trad trade crowd & Big Tech mad bcs of data/digital. But paradigm shifts underway. Matters for Global South. @voxeu new piece w @burcuno 1/ https://t.co/YvGbDQyZk6
cepr.org
While trade and antitrust rules have been traditionally seen in Europe as related tools, on account of the foundational, overarching goal of pursuing the internal market objective, the US for the...
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