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Two weeks ago, the European Council approved the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), set to take effect in stages commencing in two years. This is the first regulation of its kind, defining clear boundaries and comprehensive rules, aiming for safe and trustworthy AI systems across Europe. What does this mean for our business in Switzerland? AI technologies are becoming more and more relevant in our field of expertise. That is why we will conduct a conformity assessment and implement any necessary changes before this new regulation takes full effect. You might also want to have a look at it. Penalties for non-compliance under the AIA can reach up to 7% of the annual turnover or 35 million EUR, whichever is higher. Like the GDPR, the AIA has an extraterritorial effect. If you develop or professionally use AI software that affects people in the EU, it likely applies to you. Exceptions exist for scientific research, military, and defense purposes. It provides rules for AI systems following a risk-based approach: . Unacceptable risk: Total prohibition · High risk: Strict requirements and assessments · Limited risk: Transparency rules · Low risk: No formal requirements The obligations under the AIA also depend on the role, including  provider, deployer, importer, or distributor of an AI system. The AIA broadly defines an “AI system” as a machine-based system designed to operate autonomously and adaptively, generating outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions. Examples include chatbots, virtual assistants, writing assistants, automated internal controls, predictive analytics and forecasting, natural language processing applications, robotic process automation, and general-purpose AI models. Want to know more?  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d3933wu8 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/et-MuaF7 #SwissFTS #AI #AIA #EuropeanCouncil

As has become a proud tradition for Swiss FTS, our CEO Rogier Teo has once again been selected for recognition in the Who’s Who Legal (WWL) list of recommended experts. This year Rogier has been recognized in the category of “Investigations”. Thanks again to our clients, peers, and industry experts for nominating Rogier, and recognizing the strong partnerships and collaborations that we had with you over the past year. See Rogier Teo’s WWL/Lexology profile: https://lnkd.in/dGzbXAda #SwissFTS #WWL #Investigations #Recognition

For the fourth year in a row, we have the pleasure of supporting Irène Wilson with her passion for sharing knowledge. Irène will again be presenting as a guest lecturer at Berner Fachhochschule BFH on the topic of eDiscovery, and we encourage anyone interested in the topic to register their interest in attending here: https://lnkd.in/d9DER4Wh #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #BernUniversity #SharingKnowledge

Swiss FTS Glossary | Document Family: A family relationship is formed among two or more documents that have a connection or relatedness because of some factor. Examples for document families are: . Emails and their attachments . The main document and embedded items within PDF, Office documents, and other document type Family considerations form a core component of eDiscovery and document disclosure, and can be particularly tricky when it comes to document privilege and redactions. Get in touch with us if you have a particular concern on an eDiscovery project. Discover more: https://swiss-fts.com #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #Glossary #DocumentFamily

The Swiss FTS team are taking a well-deserved break over the Easter long weekend, and we hope that all of our clients, partners, and associates also get some well deserved down time to spend with friends and family (and chocolate). Did you hear the joke about Easter? What? Happy Easter! #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #HappyEaster

The Swiss FTS team are taking a well-deserved break over the Easter long weekend, and we hope that all of our clients, partners, and associates also get some well deserved down time to spend with friends and family (and chocolate). Did you hear the joke about Easter? What? Happy Easter! #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #HappyEaster

For the French speaking internal auditors among us, Swiss FTS’s Lausanne Director Irène Wilson will be hosting a French language version of the full day Seminar “Introduction to Digital Forensics” in partnership with IIA Switzerland on 16 April 2024 in Hôtel Mirabeau, Lausanne. Pour les auditeurs internes francophones parmi nous, la directrice de Swiss FTS à Lausanne, Irène Wilson, organisera une version française du séminaire d'une journée "Introduction à l’Investigation Numérique" en partenariat avec IIA Switzerland le 16 avril 2024 à l'Hôtel Mirabeau, Lausanne. Sign up to the event here / S'inscrire à l'événement ici https://lnkd.in/d63TEauf #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #Seminaire #InvestigationNumerique #Lausanne

Common Customer Questions #3: How is Swiss FTS preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity and Accessibility of my data? All Swiss FTS offices and the datacenter that we use in Zurich are certified to the international information security standard ISO 27001. Our Zurich datacenter is also compliant with industry standards (such as ISO 27001 and ISO 22301), where our infrastructure is located in independent and segregated high security areas. If you have any specific question about information security or personal data contact us. Discover more: https://swiss-fts.com #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #DataConfidentiality

After the success of last year's seminar, we are proud to share that Swiss FTS’s Lausanne Director Irène Wilson will once again be hosting the full day Seminar “Introduction to Digital Forensics” in partnership with IIA Switzerland on 12 March 2024 in Zürich. Irène has a passion for sharing knowledge, and we encourage anyone interested in this seminar to visit https://lnkd.in/dscCTJuj. #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #Seminar #Zurich 

Swiss FTS Glossary | Data Reduction: Narrowing a larger data set to a smaller data set for the purposes of review, based on a mix of objective and subjective criteria. Data reduction methods include: • Removal of immaterial items (e.g. empty files, folders, or other containers) • Removal of known files (either using public lists such as NIST or project specific exclusion lists) • Deduplication of exact or near duplicates • Pre-filtering the data on key terms, custodians, file types, or date ranges Data reduction requires carefully balancing the reductions of the quantity of documents to review, increasing the relevancy ratio of reviewed documents, and avoiding filtering out important documents. If you are interested in this topic you can read our blog articles: Nuix Immaterial Items, the Grey Area: https://lnkd.in/dweUpbj5 Deduplication Hidden Downsides: https://lnkd.in/dhCZMDsF Or get in touch with us at https://lnkd.in/dFxv9wYh if you have a particular concern on an eDiscovery project. #SwissFTS #eDiscovery #DigitalForensics #Glossary