Colorado Introduces an AI Consumer Protection Bill
Colorado is the latest state to introduce a bill focused on consumer protection issues when companies develop AI tools. The bill imposes obligations on developers and deployers of AI systems....
View ArticleNIST Updates AI RMF as Mandated by the White House Executive Order on AI
We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See...
View ArticleOECD Updates Guidance on Responsible AI
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which works on establishing evidence-based international standards and develops advice on public policies, has issued updated...
View ArticleGeorge Carlin Was Funny – Copying His Likeness AIn’t – Estate Settles...
According to published reports, George Carlin’s estate settled right of publicity and copyright claims relating to an AI-scripted comedy special using a “sound-alike” of George Carlin which performed...
View ArticleThe Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Utilization Review
California is among a handful of states that seeks to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with utilization review in the managed care space. SB 1120, sponsored by the...
View ArticleM&A Transactions: Drafting AI Representations and Warranties for Non-AI...
Is your M&A target a manufacturing company with automated production, a consumer products business with online sales and marketing or an education company that creates content for students? The...
View ArticleCourt to Decide Whether AI-scraped Job Database Is Subject to Copyright...
A pending lawsuit raises an interesting copyright infringement question – does scraping an AI-generated database of job listings constitute copyright infringement? In Jobiak v. Botmakers, Jobiak is an...
View ArticleBetter Safe Than Sorry: OMB Releases Memorandum on Managing AI Risks in the...
On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued Memorandum M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “Memo”)....
View ArticleJobiak’s Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Copyright Infringement Claims on...
We recently posted about the Jobiak case which raises the interesting question of whether scraping an AI-generated database of job listings constitutes copyright infringement (among other claims)....
View ArticleLawsuits Against Web Scraping to Train AI
Plaintiff’s attorneys have filed a wave of lawsuits against various AI tools under a variety of legal theories. Most have had no success so far. Many of the asserted claims have been dismissed for lack...
View ArticleNJ Bar Association Warns the Practice of Law Is Poised for Substantial...
The number of bar associations that have issued AI ethics guidance continues to grow, with NJ being the most recent. In its May 2024 report (Report), the NJ Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and...
View ArticleUtah Providers – Are You Complying with the AI Policy Act?
If your organization has not updated its policies to comply with Utah’s Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (the “Act”), now is the time. As we noted in a prior blog post, this law took effect on May...
View ArticleHow Physicians are Pioneering Use of AI Applications in Ambulatory and...
At last week’s America’s Physician Group Spring conference in San Diego, California, our team heard firsthand how physicians are leading efforts to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications...
View ArticleFederal Regulators Finalize Rule Enacting Safeguards for AI-Driven Home...
On June 24, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, and FHFA approved a final rule to implement the quality control standards mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act to address the use of artificial...
View ArticleUSPTO Issues AI Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
The USPTO has published updated patent eligibility guidance (effective July 17, 2024) for AI-related inventions to help determine subject matter eligibility under 35 § U.S.C. 101. This guidance is...
View ArticleUSPTO Roundtable: AI and Right of Publicity
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is holding a roundtable discussion, on August 5, 2024, about the intersection of AI technology and legal protections for individuals’ reputations...
View ArticleAI is Changing the Real Estate Industry. How Will It Impact Your Business?
As we stand on the cusp of transformation in the commercial real estate industry, one cannot help but recall the sage words: “With great power comes great responsibility.” In an era marked by...
View ArticleAI Considerations in Government Contract-Related M&A Transactions
As general interest and investment in AI has accelerated since the initial public launch of ChatGPT, so too has the U.S. federal government both increased its spending in the area[i] and the speed with...
View ArticleCloser to a Federal Right of Publicity – Senate Introduces NO FAKES Act
Given the introduction of the ‘NO FAKES’ Act by a bi-partisan group of senators within days of U.S. Copyright Office’s release of its digital replicas report asserting an “urgent need” for more...
View ArticleKey Elements of an AI Governance Program in Healthcare
On August 21, 2024, Sheppard Mullin’s Healthy AI team conducted a CLE webinar on what hospitals, health systems and provider organizations should consider in building an artificial intelligence (“AI”)...
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