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ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights

By Lewis Crofts ( January 8, 2026, 15:10 GMT | Comment) -- The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the EU court’s most prominent members. In an interview with MLex, he raised concerns over the “banalization” of arguments that allege breaches of fundamental rights, and stressed the importance of Court of Justice opinions exploring the boundaries of the law and “stimulating debate.”The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, one of the EU court’s most prominent members has said....

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