Preparedness of the AIA Proposal for Emerging Technologies

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Year: 2024

Speaker

Agnes E. Venema is a researcher pursuing a dual PhD in intelligence and national security at the “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy in Romania and the University of Malta. She is a recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie scholarship for the ESSENTIAL research project on security science and emerging technologies. Her work focuses on Image Intelligence and the responsible use of emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) in security contexts. An expert on synthetic media (deepfakes), Venema has provided legal and political consultations in New Zealand, the UK, and at the EU level. She also offers capacity-building training in cybersecurity and produces research for government and non-profit clients.

Prior to her PhD studies, Venema worked in international security, including with the UN mission in Timor-Leste. She holds an LL.M. in Human Rights and Criminal Justice from NUI Galway and a Bachelor's degree from University College Utrecht, with a semester at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic.

Topic

Agnes E. Venema focuses on the preparedness of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) for emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of deepfakes and synthetic media.

Venema examines issues surrounding AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, which involve the manipulation of images, audio, and video through AI. These technologies pose...