Dec 2025 information labs recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/decemb... ⇒ 15 Jan #AI book launch ⇒ #5thFreedom perspectives report ⇒ Australia's #SocialMediaBan: internet lab Hot Item with Amanda Third ⇒ Labelling: AI lab TL;DR with @joanbarata.bsky.social ⇒ 2 new #HumansofAI episodes ⇒ Reflections

Regulating AI — or regulating learning? A blanket licence for AI training sounds simple. In practice, it taxes analysis, not expression. The result? More friction, fewer local AI builders. 👉 informationlabs.org/indias-ai-co... #AI #Copyright #TechPolicy #Innovation

Information Labs — 2025 Wrapped What a year… Grateful for our guests, collaborators, and community — thank you for thinking, listening, and building with us. On to more meaningful conversations and responsible innovation in 2026. #wrapped2025

Building AI — or Renting It? This Is Industrial Policy, Not Copyright Hygiene TDM opt-out is the floor for building AI in Europe. Reverse it, and SMEs drown in compliance while Big Tech adapts. The outcome is predictable. 👉 informationlabs.org/building-or-... #AI #copyright #TDM #EUpolicy

🔥 Hot Item: Social Media Bans—Fix or False Promise? 🔥 Insights from Amanda Third on Australia’s under-16 social media ban, which is being watched worldwide—but is it the right model? 📺 youtu.be/zfC6ZcZRYWY 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/7a734e14 #socialmediaban #digitalpolicy #techpolicy #australia

🔥 #NetworkFees redux Former US NTIA expert @redthistle.bsky.social (@cepa.org) advocates the last thing Europe “should do is introduce backward-looking, counterproductive #networkfees.” A clear message for policymakers ahead of the #DigitalNetworksAct! 🔗 www.epluseurope.com/Network%20Fe...

Europe has mastered writing the rulebook. But who’s still building the game? The Brussels Effect is being tested. Regulation still travels—but rules alone don’t build technologies or strategic autonomy. Time for Europe to move from referee to player. 🔗 informationlabs.org/brussels-eff...

When copyright law goes dolphin-spotting in a data lake 2025 showed how courts can mistake vectors for violations — treating training as copying and generation as retrieval. 👉 informationlabs.org/from-monkeys... Bonus: We even made an AI song to explain the confusion. #copyright #EUpolicy

The case for a #5thFreedom is clear! Treat knowledge as a strategic asset & make mobility frictionless across the EU. Key insights from experts on openness, researcher mobility & modernising Europe’s knowledge systems. 📥 informationlabs.org/wp-content/u... 🎬 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🔥 IP Interconnection: Keine Wettbewerbsprobleme! A timely message for the EC’s #DigitalNetworksAct: @tomasoduso.bsky.social, German Monopolies Commission Chairman, stresses that the Monopolkommission sees no need to intervene in the interconnection market. 🔗 www.monopolkommission.de/en/reports/s...

What does real transparency under Article 50 of the EU AI Act look like? In our latest TL;DR podcast, @joanbarata.bsky.social explains why labeling everything “AI-generated” can mislead users as much as it informs them. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/13d2ab8d 📺 youtu.be/kJ30hMlLpDg #AIPolicy #AIAct

How can AI bring classical theatre to life for new generations? In our latest HoAI episode, Anna Pappa of Litte_bot shows how models let audiences talk with Molière — turning cultural memory into something alive & interactive. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/8fcd9a0e 📺 youtu.be/CUIFP8afCgo #culturalheritage

🔥 Big telecom wines & dines telecom ministers! Connect Europe met them ahead of the 5 Dec Telecommunications Council to call for an ‘ambitious’ #DigitalNetworksAct (#DNA)! Countries around the table included Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia & Sweden.

A Tale of Monkeys in EU Copyright Law “Memorisation” in AI is an overfitting glitch — not copying. Laws built on metaphors, not mechanisms, will stall Europe’s AI future. 👉 informationlabs.org/a-tale-of-mo... Bonus: we even used AI to generate a song that summarizes the whole article!

How can AI strengthen—not replace—cultural heritage work? In our HoAI episode, dr. Ines Vodopivec (AI4LAM) explains how AI can boost access, support multilingualism, and help institutions better serve their communities. #FF2025 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/216546f2 📺 youtu.be/cHxeSIArn-Q

🔥 A Christmas wishlist for the EC’s #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA)! Last week, Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia shared a joint paper with other Member States in the Council outlining their Christmas wishlist for the European Commission’s upcoming DNA proposal.

Nov 2025 info labs recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/novemb... ⇒ #5thFreedom with Enrico Letta (@delorsinstitute.bsky.social) & Stephen Wyber (@knowledgerights21.org - @ifla.org) ⇒ AI lab TL;DR with Dr. Aline Larroyed ⇒ First 4 Humans of #AI episodes ⇒ Reflections on #WDPD2025, #EUIPO & “Munich Mirage”

🔥 4 Dec (10h CET): How the Internet Actually Works & Policy Implications for the Future Excellent & timely effort to help demystify internet’s workings hosted by @epstoa.bsky.social with @mozilla.org's Lars Eggert (ex @ietf.org Chair) & Peter Van Roste (#CENTR) 🔗 informationlabs.org/epstoa-4dec2...

1/2 Why is the “memorisation” metaphor steering EU AI policy in the wrong direction? In our latest TL;DR podcast, Dr. Aline Larroyed explains why AI training = pattern learning, not storing copyrighted works. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/cc80694e 📺 youtu.be/GsZ6oNCOdxo #AI #EUpolicy

The Munich Mirage in Europe’s AI Debate Munich’s ruling against OpenAI reflects venue shopping, not EU-wide policy. One strict court shouldn’t define Europe’s AI future. 👉 informationlabs.org/the-munich-m... #AI #Copyright #EUPolicy

How can AI help preserve the memories that shape us? In our new Humans of AI episode, Airí Dordas and Pau Aleikum from Synthetic Memories (Domestic Data Streamers) talk about using generative AI for identity, healing, and human connection. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/e3d0513d 📺 youtu.be/xkIJmvVoG6s

The Empty Chair at Europe’s Copyright Debate Europe’s libraries serve millions — yet their voice was removed from the EUIPO conference panel. A future-ready AI policy needs them in the room. 👉 informationlabs.org/the-empty-ch... #Copyright #AI #Libraries #PublicInterest

Can national libraries shape AI? Javier de la Rosa shows how Norway’s National Library uses 20 years of digitisation to power Norwegian language models, speech tech and privacy-centric public-interest AI. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/1fbc85ee 📺 youtu.be/_ou1wT5XkLE

🔥 Sender Pay Rules: Lessons from Korea’s Failed Experiment Evidence matters: Korea’s experience shows what happens when regulation forgets about competition & innovation. 🔗 More details: www.opennetkorea.org/en/wp/7292 #DNA #NetworkFees #DisputeResolution

🔥 EC Exec VP @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social reconfirms #TDM exception applies to #AI training! Polish @ecrgroup.bsky.social MEP Bocheński tabled a Parliamentary question raising concerns on German EPP MEP Voss' claims in light of the EP JURI #GenAI & #copyright report. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ec-answer-td...

It Is Time to Make the 5th Freedom a Reality! In our #5thFreedom series, Enrico Letta explains why completing the EU Single Market by 2028 depends on unlocking the free movement of knowledge, research, innovation & skills. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/89a361bd 📺 youtu.be/Wj067BNnJGs #EUPolicy

Can libraries & museums shape the future of AI? @danielvanstrien.bsky.social of @hf.co bridges the gap between GLAM & AI, showing how cultural institutions can power a more open, human-centred future. 🎧 Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/1f17ef1f 📺 Watch: youtu.be/0ZsYp7cIqG8

🔥 Another bump in the road for the EC’s #DigitalNetworksAct?! @theophane.euractiv.com reports that Germany prefers a Directive over a Regulation. The ride gets rougher: first a delay, now Germany's suggesting a different route entirely. 🔗 www.euractiv.com/news/germany...

It Is Time to Put Research First in Europe! In our #5thFreedom series, Stephen Wyber of @ifla.org explores how the ERA Act could open access, empower libraries, and put research at the heart of EU policy. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/9063bef3 📺 youtu.be/TeEUGZji3lM #SciencePolicy #EUPolicy #ERA

Shaping the Future of Our Past with AI AI isn’t a threat to culture — it’s a partner in preserving it. Watch Humans of AI, our new series on how tech keeps memory alive. 👉 informationlabs.org/shaping-the-... #DigitalPreservation #CulturalHeritage

We’re thrilled to launch our new Humans of AI podcast! Prof. @melissaterras.bsky.social of @transkribus.bsky.social — a cooperative AI platform transforming how libraries, archives, and museums bring history to life. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/ce0399b5 📺 youtu.be/qK5x4j7jiuQ #AI #CulturalHeritage

🔥 20 January 2026: A New Date for the DNA to Land? The latest tentative agenda for upcoming College of Commissioners meetings suggests the possible adoption of the #DigitalNetworksAct proposal on 20 January 2026 in Strasbourg. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/transparency... #DisputeResolution

Oct 2025 information labs recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe... ⇒ #5thFreedom with @eesc.bsky.social's Dr Paul Rübig & @communia.bsky.social's @justusdreyling.bsky.social ⇒ #DigitalSovereignty reflections ⇒ 3-part post on #GenAI, copyright & #TDM ⇒ ‘F’ for EC #DigitalNetworksAct impact assessment

🔥 A fight is brewing in Italy about #CDNs! Italian regulator #AGCOM gets pushback from @cloudflare.social and @netflix.com for its attempt to reclassify CDNs as Electronic Communications Networks. A move that was criticised by others for opening the door to #NetworkFees! #DNA

When AWS went dark for 14 hours, half the internet followed. Europe’s answer? “Digital sovereignty.” But control isn’t resilience. Power lies in design, not in slogans. 👉 informationlabs.org/the-great-aw... #DigitalSovereignty #TechPolicy

🔥 #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA) Impact Assessment: Pass or fail? On 22 Oct, the EU Regulatory Scrutiny Board reviewed the EC's DNA impact assessment. From what we hear, the Board took out a red pen, and F is the outcome, implying a possible pushback till 2026. What have you heard?

Is it time to give the 5th Freedom its breakthrough? In our #5thFreedom series, @justusdreyling.bsky.social shows how the #ERA Act can make knowledge flow freely—unlocking faster science, stronger innovation & a more competitive Europe. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/896317d7 📺 youtu.be/y7-sf2OvnFU

Europe can write the rules, but it doesn’t build the tools. “Digital sovereignty” sounds decisive — until you ask what it means. Power isn’t in the slogan, it’s in the capacity to create. informationlabs.org/digital-sove... #DigitalSovereignty #EUPolicy #Tech #Innovation

🔥 A reality check on European telecom health! Timely evidence for the #DigitalNetworksAct: A new study for @cciaeurope.bsky.social concludes that the overall story is positive, contrary to incumbent operators’ “gloomy narrative”. 🔗 The study: www.commcham.com/telco-finances #DNA #FairShare

Building a Europe Where Knowledge Flows Freely! In our new #5thFreedom episode, Dr. Paul Rübig shares why free knowledge flow is key to Europe’s future. 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/c423db96 📺 youtu.be/qtXZUOQv6x0 #EUPolicy #Innovation

Is training AI on copyrighted material legal in the EU? Yes — under the Text & Data Mining (TDM) exceptions. The “loophole” narrative? Misleading. informationlabs.org/ai-training-... #Copyright #AIRegulation

AI ≠ only about art & entertainment. 🧬 In healthcare: diagnosing fractures & epilepsy. 🚢 In supply chains: forecasting & logistics. 💊 In science: designing new drugs & materials. informationlabs.org/the-hidden-h...

Generative AI didn’t start with ChatGPT. 🚫 From ELIZA (1960s) → GANs (2014) → Transformers (2017), the foundations were laid long before the hype. informationlabs.org/beyond-the-h... #AIHistory #GenAI

information labs August-September 2025 recap 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/august... AI LAB - Reflections on: • The Danish Presidency’s #AI conference • #Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement • #Cloudflare’s “pay-per-crawl” plan • The #Gikii2025 conference & more!

"AI in education is not a tech problem. It’s a cultural challenge, a democratic challenge, and a governance challenge," Caroline De Cock reflects after a recent Google Cloud #Education Policy Series Roundtable in Brussels. Learn more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-edu... #AI

Still thinking about the Gikii 2025 conference. The "Villain Era" theme was fun, but it shows a common policy trap: regulating technology. My take: We need tech-neutral laws on harmful behavior—Anything else is writing rules that are obsolete. informationlabs.org/is-technolog... #Gikii2025

🔥 Another #FairShare push? 8 EU telecom CEOs call for ambitious #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA) to boost investment, echoing Draghi’s report. The EC's choice: side with telcos or listen to opposition against payment obligations. A reminder of the DNA stakes: informationlabs.org/ceci-nest-pa...

🚧 Cloudflare’s “pay-per-crawl” sounds like a win for creators. But it risks breaking the open web—blocking archives, accessibility, and research while creating a 2-tier internet. The cure may kill the patient. 👉 informationlabs.org/walling-off-... #OpenWeb #Cloudflare #AI

Anthropic's $1.5B settlement is NOT the AI copyright reckoning you think it is. It's a story about data sourcing and a punitive legal system, NOT the illegality of AI training itself. A HUGE distinction. Read more: informationlabs.org/anthropics-1... #AI #Copyright #FairUse #Anthropic

The Danish Presidency's AI & Copyright conference is pure policy capture: an echo chamber for Big Tech & entertainment, with zero voices from research, education, or libraries. The EU needs a bigger table, not a louder echo chamber. Read more: informationlabs.org/an-echo-cham... #AI #Copyright #EU