Tag: AI
UK Government Sets Out Approach to AI Regulation
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the UK government released its consultation response to its March 2023 white paper titled ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’. The response provides further details on the UK government’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation.
FTC Targets Algorithmic Discrimination in Settlement With Rite Aid
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Rite Aid for the company’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in connection with its surveillance technologies for theft deterrence purposes. In this groundbreaking settlement, the FTC took its first enforcement action against a company for “algorithmic unfairness” […]
EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act: The Last Stretch
On Friday, 8 December 2023, European Union lawmakers concluded a provisional agreement on the much-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The AI Act – a broad new piece of legislation governing the development, placing on the market and use of AI systems – will apply beyond the EU’s borders and […]
Biden Administration Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI). The EO expands on previous AI initiatives, such as the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and lays out the most comprehensive set of directions to date for federal agencies and the largest AI […]
CFPB Announces Plans to Extend FCRA to Data Brokers through Rulemaking
At an August 15, 2023, White House roundtable, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced plans to issue rules that would extend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to certain “data broker practices.” This announcement and a concurrently issued fact sheet come on the heels of a March […]
China Issues Measures on Generative Artificial Intelligence Services
On July 13, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and six other Chinese government agencies jointly released the final version of the Interim Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (see the Chinese version here). These measures will enter into force on August 15, 2023. For background, the CAC […]
One Step Closer to a European Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence
On 14 June 2023, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The European Parliament’s vote on the AI Act proposal marks a significant milestone toward the regulation of AI within the European Union, as it sets the baseline for inter-institutional negotiations, as further discussed […]
US Expands Artificial Intelligence Guidance with NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Key takeaways On January 26, 2023, the US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). The AI RMF is a voluntary resource designed to aid a variety of actors in the artificial intelligence sphere – such as technology companies […]
California Regulates Online Bots
Citing the proliferation of online bots used to deceive consumers and influence voters, the California legislature recently passed the nation’s first law directly regulating online bots. Enacted on September 28, 2018, SB 1001 prohibits use of online bots in a deceptive or misleading manner for certain commercial or political purposes. […]