Legal4Tech - The podcast

In this episode of Legal4Tech-The Podcast, Rosie sits down with UK consumer advocate Liz Coll to explore how collective actions can turn complex digital rights into concrete justice for everyday app users. We dive into topics such as: How UK-style opt-out collective proceedings work for millions of Android users. The Google App store case and the 30% commission that may be passed on to consumers....

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Assistant Professor Paulina Jo Pesch to unpack how generative AI really works and what that means for copyright and data protection law. We explore topics such as: How LLM are trained on text, probabilities and "temperature", beyond the myth of superintelligence. Whether training data, outputs and even the models themselves ca...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we speak with Claudio Novelli and Giulia Sandri about their paper "How to Detect and Measure the AI Dangers to Democracy", exploring how AI is reshaping democratic processes across Europe and the US. We explore topics such as: Principal-agent theory and why delegating democratic tasks to AI creates new risks for states, parties and citizens....

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Dutch litigator and IT-law expert Micha Schimmel to unpack the recent CJEU "Coyote" judgement. We explore topics such as: How the French government challenged online platforms before the CJEU and why this case matters for EU tech regulation. The line between liability exemptions for hosting providers and liability when platfo...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, Rosie welcomes back associate professor Gianclaudio Malgieri from Leiden University to discuss his role as main editor of The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: A Thematic Commentary. We discuss topics such as: How a two-year editorial marathon turned the AI Act into 38 thematic chapters for students and researchers. The challenges of coordinating 41 autho...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk with Bennett from the GIEF Foundation and Brent van der Heiden, co-founder of MapAtlas, to unpack why mapping is a deeply political act and why data sovereignty matters for democracy. We explore topics such as: How commercial map apps turn our movements into valuable data streams and why "free" maps can come at the cost of our privacy...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk for the second time with Dr. Laura Caroli to unpack the latest, dramatic, developments around the Digital Omnibus and what they could mean for the future of EU AI regulation. We discuss topics such as: The political and legislative controversy surrounding the Digital Omnibus How the provisional agreement would tackle transparency, watermarking a...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Bennett Iorio, founder of the Geopolitical Insight and Education (GIE) Foundation, to explore how responsible AI in science ties directly to the resilience of our democracies. We discuss topics such as: The three key drivers of democratic instability: technological acceleration, geopolitical shifts and environmental pressures How genera...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Dr. Mark Leiser to unpack Article 6(11) of the Digital Markets Act and its impact on search data, competition and privacy in the EU. You'll hear about: The tension between platform power, contestability and fundamental rights The risks of "anonymisation light" and relying on contracts to prevent re-identification A propos...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Joost Gerritsen, a veteran of the podcast, to dive into the latest stalled talks around the EU's digital omnibus and what they could mean for the future of the AI act. We explore topics such as: The breakdown of negotiations between the Commission, Council and Parliament The tension between innovation, red tape and fundamental right...

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in Italian In questo episodio di Legal4Tech - The Podcast intervistiamo Simone Rossi per ripercorrere oltre 25 anni di trasformazione digitale della giustizia italiana, dalla nascita del processo civile telematico alle prospettive future del penale telematico e dell'intelligenza artificiale nei tribunali. Parliamo di: Come è nata l'idea del processo ci...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Federico Marengo to navigate fast-moving AI adoption. We explore topics such as: AI governance challenges and responsible adoption for companies EU AI Act details, postponements and global compliance needs GDPR, Shadow AI risks and enforcement strategies Future innovations like agentic AI and robotics for SMEs Tune in to learn how to tur...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Jorge Garcia Herrero to unpack the intricacies of GDPR and data protection Europe. We explore topics such as: The evolving definition of personal data under Scania and SRB rulings Context as king in data protection assessments AI's role in re-identification and controllership challenges Join us for a deep dive into CJEU jurisprudenc...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we talk with technologist and author Katharine Jarmul to unpack what privacy by design really means for modern AI systems. Together we explore: How privacy by design evolved from early web days to the GDPR and today's LLMs Why "state of the art" technical safeguards matter more than business convenience Concrete ways to build privacy-firs...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Professor Marco Bassini from Tilburg University to unpack EU digital regulation, AI and the Digital Omnibus. We explore topics such as: The EU's digital rulebook including GDPR, DSA, DMA and AI Act Balancing data protection, human rights and digital competitiveness Challenges in law-making, enforcement coordination and global press...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Patrick Grady, a tech policy expert and founder of the DG Progress project, to unpack what the EU's digital "simplification" agenda means for startups and SMEs. We explore topics such as: The Digital Omnibus: from "simplification" to "clarification" of the EU's crowded digital rulebook How complianc...

In this International Women's Day special of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with MEP Alexandra Geese to unpack how AI-driven image-based sexual violence is reshaping power, politics and women's rights in Europe. We explore topics such as: The Grok AI scandal on X and why it is a textbook case of image-based sexual violence under the DSA How deepfake nudes are used to push women out...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Claudio Novelli, associate research scientist at Yale's Digital Ethics Centre, to unpack how simulation technologies are reshaping democracy and digital governance. We explore topics such as: The difference between digital shadows, digital twins and AI agents How AI-based simulations can support deliberative democracy and political f...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we talk with Carlotta Buttaboni to explore how AI, energy and European regulation intersect in a fast-changing landscape. We discuss topics such as: The convergence of Europe's digital and energy transitions, from big utilities to local energy communities The governance, ethical and legal challenges of deploying AI in the energy sector Practical in...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Laura Caroli, one of the key negotiatiors of the EU AI Act in the European Parliament. Laura takes us inside the room where the AI Act was actually drafted and shaped. We explore topics such as: The real dynamics between Parliament, Council and the Commission during trilogues The role of co-rapporteurs, advisors and assistants in steer...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Daniel Mügge to unpack the hidden politics behind artificial intelligence and Europe's role in a multipolar digital world. We explore topics such as: The Political Economy of AI: power, profits and geopolitical competition US-China AI dominance and what it means for European sovereignty Why generative AI hype masks real implementati...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we sit down with Michael Kolain, digital rights expert and former Policy Advisor at the German Parliament, to discuss the critical gap between enacting digital regulations and actually enforcing them. We explore topics such as: The role of enforcement in the DSA and AI Act and why it's lagging The Grok scandal Big tech's sophisticated lobbying an...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Guido Noto La Diega, a leading expert in technology law, to explore the pressing legal challenges of the Internet of Things and smart devices. We dive deep into: Liability in complex human-machine ecosystems Data-driven personalization, manipulation & discrimination The rise of "Things as Service" and subscription models...

In this special New Year episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast , we sit down with Mateusz Kupiec, data privacy Lawyer at Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners and researcher at the Institute of Law Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, to draft the 2026 New Year's resolutions of the GDPR. If you want to know what these Resolutions are, tune in for a forward-looking discussion on making GDPR wo...

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we talk with Elyas Meguellati, a PhD research in NLP and generative AI, about how LLM are transforming targeted advertising and persuasion. Together we unpack: His latest studies on AI-generated ads, personality-based targeting and why today's models can already match human and designers Ethical risks from Cambridge Analytica to Meta's generativ...