Jannick Thonemann
Jannick is a Counsel in the Commercial Advisory practice group in our Munich office.
He focuses on the protection and enforcement of his clients' rights in the field of information technology and intellectual property, both in and out of court. His out-of-court work includes telecommunications law, technology transfer, software licensing, open-source software compliance, SaaS agreements, cooperation, and manufacturing agreements. Since 2017, he has been working on the legal implications of AI as part of his dissertation, and he is a frequent speaker on topics around AI. He advises on AI governance and compliance, covering the entire lifecycle of AI software from training to deployment, including the intellectual property implications during this process.
His clients value not only his legal but also his technical understanding, which enables him to provide practical solutions to complex problems. He has a general understanding of several programming languages and has developed several software applications in the past. This enables him to take a holistic approach to IT-related cases and excels at anticipating and meeting his clients' interests.
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PRACTICE NOTES
EU AI Act: Employment Compliance for UK and Multinational Employers: Scope, Extraterritorial Reach, Risk Categories, Provider/Deployer Obligations, Worker Information and Consultation, AI Literacy and Penalties
This Practice Note sets out an overview of the main considerations for employers under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act (EU AI Act). It highlights essential details on scope, the risk-classification approach, obligations, and how these could be relevant in the employment context. For further material on the EU AI Act, see Practice Notes:
The EU AI Act
The EU AI Act—snapshot
EU AI Act—literacy rules
EU AI Act—general purpose AI models
Artificial intelligence in the EU—the key legal issues
Background and context
The EU AI Act creates a comprehensive legal framework governing the development, placing on the market, putting into service, and use of AI systems in the EU. Its aims are to advance the uptake of human-centred and trustworthy AI while safeguarding health, safety and fundamental rights, guarding against harmful effects of AI systems in the EU, and supporting innovation. For more information, see Practice Note: The EU AI Act—Objectives of the EU AI Act.
The EU AI Act identifies the principal actors in the AI value chain—importers, distributors, product manufacturers, authorised representatives, providers and deployers. It introduces a risk-classification system, assigning different obligations to...
Employment
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