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 work in practice.

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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 generative ad models
• Whether users can still "see through" hyper-personalized content in their feeds

Tune in to learn how regulation, transparency labels and even browser tools might help keep persuasive AI in check while you scroll and shop online.

Shownotes:

1. Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast we talk with former Volt MEP Sophie in 't Veld about how Europea can defend democracy and civil liberties in our digital world.

We dive into:

• The roots of European data protection tradition beyond the GDPR
• The myth that regulation kills innovation and why fragmented national rules are holding back homegrown tech champions
• The risks of weakening concepts like "personal data"
• The political push to dilute the GDPR, DSA, DMA and AI Act and how US and Chinese tech giants exploit Europe's internal barriers
• A call for more activist European public to protect rule of law, digital rights and "European sovereignty" in the age of Trump, Musk and Palantir

Listen now to know what is really at stake in Europe's digital future and why the next generation can't afford to stay on the sidelines.

Shownotes:

1. The Owned Continent, Dave Keating

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In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we chat with Federico Sartore and Matteo Prandi to unpack their groundbreaking research on AI safety.

We explore:

• How poetry can be used as a universal jailbreak for large language models
• Why adversarial language bypasses current safety filters
• The limits of today's AI alignment and content moderation
• What it means for regulation, ethics and the future of AI security

Join us for a deep dive into the hidden vulnerabilities of generative AI and the surprising power of humanistic approaches to tech.

Shownotes:

1. Adversarial poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we discuss with Giacomo Conti and Ilaria Gargiulo to unpack how the AI Act will actually be enforced across Europe and what it means in practice for businesses and legal teams.

We explore topics such as:

• Who really holds supervisory power
• How companies can operationalise compliance beyond theory
• Why governance, documentation and risk management will become non-negotiable pillars of trustworthy AI

Tune in to learn how to future-proof your organisation, avoid enforcement pitfall and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of AI and EU Tech Regulation.

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we chat with PhD researcher Rocco Saverino about who really enforces the EU AI Act and why it matters for businesses, regulators and fundamental rights.

We unpack:

• The hybrid nature of the AI Act as both product safety and rights-based regulation
• The maze of national choices on competent authorities

• The emerging overlaps between market surveillance authorities, data protection authorities and competition enforcers across Europe

Tune in to understand how this evolving enforcement puzzlewill affect AI providers, regulators and fundamental rights across the EU.

Shownotes:

1. What's the Difference Between DPAs and MSAs?, Rocco Saverino

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down for the second time with Kai Zenner, longtime adviser to MEP Axel Voss, to unpack the EU's new Digital Omnibus proposal.

Among the topics discussed:

• Simplification vs. Deregulation
• Washington pressure and Big Tech lobbying
• The impact on SMEs, enforcement gaps and legal certainty
• Digital sovereignty after the Franco-German summit and the Draghi/Letta agenda

Tune in to understand how this perfect storm could reshape Europe's digital future.

Shownotes:

- The European Way. A Blueprint to Reclaim our Digital Future

- Internationale Politik

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In this all-female episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we welcome privacy lawyer Andreea Lisievici Nevin to unpack the Commission's newly proposed Digital Omnibus. Together we discuss:

• What's at stake for data protection
• The push-and-pull between regulation and innovation
• Wheteher the proposed changes truly benefit people or risk diluting fundamental rights

Listen now for a deep dive into what the European digital future could hold for everyone!

Shownotes:

1. Regulation doesn't kill innovation
2. Is consent an appropriate protection for privacy?
3. Kafka in the age of AI - Solove Herzog

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we sit down with Barry Scannell to explore the critical intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright law and European tech regulation.

We dive into topics such as:

• The tension between AI innovation and copyright protection in Europe vs the US
• How the copyright directive shapes AI development and text-and-data mining exception
• Whether generative AI requires massive datasets and what this means for creators
• GEMA Case
• The diverging global approaches to AI regulation and copyrights

Join us for an in-depth conversation on navigating the complex legal landscape of AI innovation while protecting creators' rights.

Shownotes:

1. IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organization)
2. CSAC (International body for music rights)
3. GEMA vs Open AI Ireland (Munich Regional Court) - Recent 2024 decision on copyright infringement and training data
4. Youtube channel video

In this episode of Legal4Tech - The Podcast, we chat with Ben Maling, to explore the realities behind AI innovation and regulation.

We dive into:

• Why consumer AI like ChatGPT may be more harmful than helpful
• How smaller, focused AI models outperform massive scaled systems
• The urgent need for sustainable AI that values human creativity
• Copyright challenges and the shift from extractive to sustainable data models
• Why the AI investment bubble may be headed for a collapse

Join us for a critical conversation about building an equitable future beyond big tech dominance.

Shownotes:

1. Ben's law firm
2. Ben's service bridging IP and regulatory law