From Search Engines to Large Language Models: Re-evaluating the Right to Be Forgotten in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This Saar Blueprint examines whether the EU’s Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF), first established in Google Spain, can and should apply to Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. By comparing search engines and LLMs, it highlights the new legal and technical challenges these AI systems pose for data protection under the GDPR. The author concludes that while RTBF could in principle extend to LLMs, effective enforcement will depend on clearer legal guidance and technological solutions.

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Thomas Giegerich’s book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding – Global, Regional and European Union Perspectives” has just been published online by Springer Nature (open access).

Thomas Giegerich’s new open access book “The Human Right to Democracy in Multilevel Systems at a Time of Democratic Backsliding” explores how human rights can protect democracy within global, regional, and EU frameworks. It analyses the interdependence between national and international democracy and the EU’s role as a model multilevel system. The book offers a comprehensive legal perspective on how to counter democratic backsliding.

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Call for Contributions

Jean Monnet Saar and the Völkerrechtsblog invite interested persons to contribute articles in English or German to our online-symposium “Tackling Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Business – A Multilevel Approach”.

Deadline: Friday 3rd October
Length: max. 1,500 words
Category: Saar Briefs

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Call for Contributions

Wir laden herzlich dazu ein, Beiträge für unser gemeinsames Online-Symposium mit dem JuWissBlog „Schutz der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der Europäischen Union – Mechanismen und nationale Verantwortung“ einzureichen.
*** We warmly invite submissions for our joint online symposium with the JuWissBlog „Protecting the Rule of Law in the European Union – Mechanisms and National Responsibility.“

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