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Artificial intelligence. The questions raised by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) are as intriguing to you as they are to us. 

You/us. These questions challenge you/us as an economic player and as a human being. They challenge us as attorneys at your service and compel us to think about how we will be able to continue to assist you when algorithms will phagocyte entire areas of our practice.

AI Team. The individuals within this group are keen observers of AI developments within their respective fields of expertise. By uniting, they have committed to the shared goal of monitoring the progression of AI in a holistic manner. Our team offers comprehensive legal guidance to businesses of varying scales, catering to the needs of both startups and established enterprises. Our areas of expertise include:

  • Finance & AI: Support in ensuring compliance with AI-related financial regulations.
  • HealthCare and Life Sciences & AI: Strategic insights on utilizing AI to accelerate drug discovery and development; guidance on implementing AI-driven personalized medicine approaches; support in deploying AI-based remote patient monitoring systems.
  • Data and cybersecurity & AI: Support in ensuring compliance with AI-related data privacy and security regulations.
  • Standardization & AI: Consultancy on promoting interoperability among AI systems; support in advocating for responsible AI practices through standardization.
  • Intellectual Property & AI: Consultancy on leveraging AI for IP risk management and IP protection strategies; support in negotiating and enforcing IP rights in the context of AI-based innovations.
  • Energy & AI: Consultancy on AI’s role in optimizing energy distribution and consumption through intelligent power flow management.
  • Contracts & AI: Analysis of AI-related contracts; guidance on contract negotiation and drafting for AI-powered projects; support in ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in AI-related contracts.

Passion. The AI Group is a team of lawyers who are passionate about innovation and specialized in new technologies, competition law, data protection, finance, intellectual property, and life sciences.

Genes. The establishment of the AI Group highlights CMS's innate commitment to innovation, solidifying its position as the pioneering law firm to introduce an artificial intelligence group in Belgium.

Local media. We are committed to raising our visibility within the local community and engaging with the media to provide expert legal insights and commentary. Our attorneys are frequently featured in local publications and media outlets, providing valuable legal guidance to the public.
 

The AI team

Portrait ofRomain Alderweireldt
Romain Alderweireldt
Senior Associate
Brussels
Portrait ofTom De Cordier
Tom De Cordier
Partner
Brussels
Portrait ofDeven Dobbelaere
Deven Dobbelaere
Senior Associate
Brussels
Portrait ofThomas Dubuisson
Thomas Dubuisson
Senior Associate
Brussels
Portrait ofMarie Vandenneucker
Marie Vandenneucker
Associate
Brussels
Portrait ofTom Heremans
Tom Heremans
Partner
Brussels
Portrait ofCharles-Antoine du Bus
Charles-Antoine du Bus
Junior Associate
Brussels
Portrait ofAurore Roelandt
Aurore Roelandt
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15/07/2024
Meet the AI team
Our Artificial Intelligence Group brings together lawyers with a passion for innovation and in-depth expertise in new technologies, competition law, intellectual property, energy law, data protection...
EU’s AI Act published in Official Journal, transition periods now known
11/07/2024
Looking ahead to the EU AI Act
On 12 July 2024, the "Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence" (the so-called AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. After a long and complex journey that began in 2021 with the European Commission’s proposal of a draft AI Act, the regulation will now enter into 20 days after its publication, i.e. on August 2, 2024. As the world's first comprehensive law to regulate artificial intelligence, the AI Act aims to establish uniform requirements for the development and use of artificial intelligence in the European Union. With this adoption of the world’s most significant legislation on Artificial Intelligence, the EU is solidifying its position as a pioneer among global legislators. This initiative aims to establish and reinforce the EU’s role as a premier hub for AI while ensuring that AI development remains focused on human-centered and trustworthy principles. The AI Act aims to ensure that the marketing and use of AI systems and their outputs in the EU are consistent with fundamental rights under EU law, such as privacy, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability. Adopting a dual approach, it outright prohibits AI systems deemed to pose unacceptable risks while imposing regulatory obligations on other AI systems and their outputs. The new regulation, which also aims to strike a fair balance between innovation and the protection of individuals, not only makes Europe a world leader in the regulation of this new technology, but also endeavours to create a legal framework that users of AI technologies will be able to comply with in order to make the most of this significant development opportunity. In this article we provide a first overview of the key points contained in the text of the AI Act that companies should be aware of in order to prepare for the implementing regulation.

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Meet the AI team
Our Artificial Intelligence Group brings together lawyers with a passion for innovation and in-depth expertise in new technologies, competition law, intellectual property, energy law, data protection...
12/07/2024
One year of Belgian foreign direct investment screening: state of play
On 1 June 2022, following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for screening foreign direct investments in the EU, the various Belgian competent governments...
12/07/2024
EU’s AI Act published in Official Journal, transition periods now known
Following the adoption of the "Regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence" (AI Act) by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, this act was published in...
11/07/2024
Looking ahead to the EU AI Act
On 12 July 2024, the "Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence" (the so-called AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. After a long and complex journey that began in 2021 with the European Commission’s proposal of a draft AI Act, the regulation will now enter into 20 days after its publication, i.e. on August 2, 2024. As the world's first comprehensive law to regulate artificial intelligence, the AI Act aims to establish uniform requirements for the development and use of artificial intelligence in the European Union. With this adoption of the world’s most significant legislation on Artificial Intelligence, the EU is solidifying its position as a pioneer among global legislators. This initiative aims to establish and reinforce the EU’s role as a premier hub for AI while ensuring that AI development remains focused on human-centered and trustworthy principles. The AI Act aims to ensure that the marketing and use of AI systems and their outputs in the EU are consistent with fundamental rights under EU law, such as privacy, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability. Adopting a dual approach, it outright prohibits AI systems deemed to pose unacceptable risks while imposing regulatory obligations on other AI systems and their outputs. The new regulation, which also aims to strike a fair balance between innovation and the protection of individuals, not only makes Europe a world leader in the regulation of this new technology, but also endeavours to create a legal framework that users of AI technologies will be able to comply with in order to make the most of this significant development opportunity. In this article we provide a first overview of the key points contained in the text of the AI Act that companies should be aware of in order to prepare for the implementing regulation.