In 2024, the Biden Administration substantially expanded executive branch power to monitor foreign investment into and out of the United States. First, the administration continued efforts to aggressively police compliance...more
2/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On October 28, the Biden Administration released its long-awaited final rule to restrict U.S. investment in China. This outbound investment regime, which is effective January 2, 2025, will impact all U.S. companies and...more
11/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 28, 2022, the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement (PSA) warning that fraudsters are using deepfakes to impersonate job applicants during online interviews and employing stolen Personally Identifiable Information...more
WilmerHale podcast co-host and Partner John Walsh welcomes Partner Jason Chipman, who moderates a discussion between fellow WilmerHale lawyer Matthew Ferraro and special guest Nina Schick on “deepfakes”—using synthetic media...more
Disinformation and “deepfakes” pose growing threats to the private sector. Already, disinformation has been weaponized to harm brands, move markets, and undermine trust in companies and industries. One recent study estimated...more
3/13/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Audio Recording ,
Cyber Threats ,
Deep Fake ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Extortion ,
False Evidence ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Market Manipulation ,
Photographs ,
Reputational Injury ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Video Recordings
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the nation’s first federal law related to “deepfakes.” Deepfakes are false yet highly realistic artificial intelligence-created media, such as a video showing people saying things...more
12/24/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Deep Fake ,
National Science Foundation ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Technology