Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI, on April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in...more
4/23/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Confidential Information ,
Executive Orders ,
Exports ,
Inventions ,
Inventors ,
Licensing Rules ,
Machine Learning ,
New Guidance ,
Patents ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
USPTO
Pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 executive order on AI, in March 2024 the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum directing the use of AI by federal agencies.
Among other provisions, the memorandum...more
4/10/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Information Governance ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability
President Joe Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars allocated towards executive branch AI efforts.
The budget proposal’s AI-related provisions can be sorted into three...more
3/29/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
HUD ,
National Science Foundation ,
NHTSA ,
NIST ,
Research and Development ,
Risk Management ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 13, 2024, the Carnegie Endowment for Peace hosted Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) Chair Lina Khan for a panel entitled “The Future of American Innovation.” The panel discussion, which broadly concerned...more
Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s March 7, 2024, speech addressed the agency’s current enforcement stance towards AI.
In the speech, Monaco reiterated that there are no AI exemptions to the...more
3/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Market Manipulation ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sentencing ,
White Collar Crimes
On March 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted a Statement of Interest (SOI) in the case Duffy v. Yardi Systems Inc., et al.
In this SOI, the agencies...more
After over two years of consultation and review, on February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) finalized a rule prohibiting the impersonation of government agencies or businesses in matters “in or...more
On February 20, 2024, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-4) announced the creation of a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) (“AI Task Force”) composed of 24 members, with 12 from each party.
The House AI...more
The Department of Commerce has launched the US AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC), a multistakeholder body tasked with developing AI safety standards and practices.
The AISIC is currently composed of over 200 members...more
1. Following up on a December 2023 hearing on algorithmic price-fixing and self-preferencing, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced a...more
On January 29, 2024, the White House published a fact sheet detailing the actions that have been taken pursuant to President Joe Biden’s October 30, 2023 executive order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use...more
2/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
COPPA ,
Defense Production Act ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
IaaS ,
Infrastructure ,
National Science Foundation ,
Proposed Rules ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This week, we discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC or Commission) use of...more
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published...more
Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time -
With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more
1/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
DEA ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Highway Administration ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Labor Shortage ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NHTSA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Popular ,
Primary Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Incentives ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This week, we discuss the continued contentious matter of the use of...more
1/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Japan ,
Machine Learning ,
Training ,
Transparency
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This week, we discuss Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s letter on...more
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The year 2023 has been a significant one for artificial intelligence and AI...more
12/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. This week, we discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s December 13, 2023 hearing...more
12/20/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
Summary of Consumer Rights
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This issue covers recent statements by US Securities and Exchange Commission...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. On October 30, 2023, President Biden promulgated Executive Order 14110, “Safe,...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
11/17/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Copyright Office ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Machine Learning ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Transparency
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
11/10/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Draft Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governance Standards ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
OMB ,
Risk Management ,
Training
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
11/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector