The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), released a request for comment (RFC) on the growth, resilience, and security of U.S. data centers, as...more
President Biden’s October 2023 AI executive order (AI EO), which aimed to promote the development of guidance and regulations to support a safe, secure, trustworthy AI ecosystem, is spurring agencies across the federal...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would expand its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules for callers when they use AI technologies to place calls...more
With new authority to regulate broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers following reclassification of BIAS as a Title II service under the Communications Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced a...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently released a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on financial institutions’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential benefits and challenges AI may...more
On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act (CAIA), the first broadly scoped U.S. AI law. Similar to the EU AI Act, the CAIA takes a risk-based approach and focuses on...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a request for information (RFI) seeking input on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transportation sector. The RFI asks stakeholders to comment on current...more
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comment on four draft publications meant to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Two drafts provide guidance to...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted final rules in its latest “net neutrality” proceeding. The rules, which advanced over the vigorous opposition of the two Republican commissioners, will: (1) reclassify...more
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently published a final memorandum (AI Memo) adopting requirements on federal agencies’ oversight, procurement, and use of artificial intelligence. The AI Memo requires...more
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently released its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Policy Report (Report), which presents eight recommendations to improve the...more
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information (RFI) on artificial intelligence’s (AI) potential to enhance U.S. electric grid infrastructure, expand the domestic electric energy supply, and mitigate...more
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a request for comment (RFC) on the availability of “model weights” used in highly capable AI models. The Biden Administration’s AI Executive...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at reducing the risk of malicious foreign interference in U.S. cloud services and threat actors’ use of cloud services to develop...more
The Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) last fall about the implications of emerging artificial intelligence technologies on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and related...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staked out its role in policing the potential competition and consumer protection implications of generative AI technologies’ use of copyrighted materials in comments submitted in the...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a request for comment (RFC) seeking input on a broad series of questions regarding children’s online health and safety. The questions address:...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opted to preclude mobile 5G service in the 12.2-12.7 GHz (12.2 GHz band) but is examining whether this band could host more intensive fixed and new unlicensed uses and whether the...more
Florida is poised to enact major changes to its anti-robocall law, the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA). For the past couple of years, Florida has enjoyed a reputation for having the most restrictive automated...more
The FTC has issued a long-anticipated Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding commercial surveillance and data security practices. The FTC invites public comment on a wide range of issues (through more than 95...more
Three new U.S. congressional bills promise significant changes for the U.S. commercial space industry and reflect increased attention on this rapidly growing and evolving sector. In the House of Representatives, two draft...more
At our recent global conference we held in partnership with Global Digital Finance, our keynote speaker suggested that the three major drivers for financial institution regulators and policy makers for the next few years...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has notified businesses that it is “resurrecting” its Penalty Offense Authority, an enforcement tool that had not been used by the agency since the 1980s. The Penalty Offense Authority,...more
On July 1, 2021, the Florida Governor signed legislation imposing new restrictions on telemarketing calls. The amendments to the Florida Consumer Protection Law and Florida Telemarketing Law, which are now in effect, create a...more
Uncertainty over the definition of an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS or autodialer) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has fueled a steady flow of litigation for over a decade. ...more