Our Hidden Air Pollution Problem and Europe’s Innovative Response

When you picture air pollution, what do you imagine? Likely dust and chemicals made by cars, factories and power plants that clog the air around us. However, air pollution isn’t just confined to the outside. It can also be found in homes, offices, vehicles, and other indoor spaces — sometimes at more dangerous levels than […]
CJEU Clarifies the Scope of the Right to Access: Restrictions, Grounds and the Notion of “Copy”

On the 26th October 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in case C‑307/22 shedding light on the reach of the data subject right of access, and specifically in the context of health data, under Article 15(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The case arose from a request […]
The Online Safety Act (UK): Contents, Implementation, and Compliance

The controversial Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force as UK law on 26th October, presenting online service providers with new obligations to prevent and remove harmful content from their platforms. The regulator, Ofcom, has received enhanced enforcement powers and published its implementation approach with envisaged timelines for each stage. Organisations of any size providing […]
Is your organisation subject to NIS2?: How can you prepare?

The 2016 Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS) was EU wide legislation, which aimed to impose a common level of network and information system security across critical infrastructure within the EU Member States. However, this legislation left much up to Member States to determine, such as which entities come under its scope, the specific requirements, […]
The future of hobbies: How AI is shaping our leisure time

The technology of artificial intelligence (AI) has grown in leaps and bounds over the last few years, beginning to influence every aspect of our lives. From energy and transportation to healthcare and business, AI is transforming industries and reshaping how we live and work. But what about our hobbies? How will AI impact the things […]
The UK’s new vision for responsible and trustworthy AI

At Trilateral Research, we turn the promise of ethical AI into reality, tackling complex social problems head-on. But what does it take for AI to be “ethical”? Our latest report, commissioned by Innovate UK and BridgeAI, outlines an answer to this question for the UK. The ‘Report on the Core Principles and Opportunities for Responsible and Trustworthy […]
Trilateral Insights

Get the latest insights from across Trilateral in our new monthly article, featuring the latest developments from across our innovation, research and project teams. Insights | Law Enforcement and Community Safeguarding AI and policing – how can we ensure ethical and sustainable practices? In October 2023, the EU funded popAI project marked its conclusion after […]
Is AI in safe hands?

This week, the UK has played host to the world’s first AI Safety Summit, driven by a critical need to remain ahead of a technology that is developing at an unprecedented pace. With the EU AI Act close to implementation, and other countries racing to keep up, it’s no surprise that the UK government took […]
AI in Law Enforcement: Balancing power, innovation and ethics

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising science and industry, and extending increasingly into citizens’ daily lives. Concerns about how these powerful new tools might disrupt relations between the public and state are widespread, particularly in the law enforcement arena where tensions (such as those embodied by the Black Lives Matter movement) are routine. Within Trilateral Research’s […]
Frontier AI: Heading safely into new territory

AI is having a breakthrough moment. The technology is rapidly shaping into a transformative force used within countless industries and affecting millions of people daily. As an important enabler, frontier AI is at the forefront of this transformation. The proliferation of AI applications built on frontier AI models raises questions of ethical and social relevance. […]