California AI Senate Bill 1047, titled the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (“SB 1047” or the “bill”), has the potential to significantly impact AI development and use. The bill,...more
Colorado recently enacted a law, titled "Concerning Consumer Protections with Artificial Intelligence Systems," that primarily addresses the potential for discrimination in high-risk AI systems. Kilpatrick Connect Director...more
On August 1, 2024, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act), entered into force. The EU AI Act is the first enacted comprehensive legislation targeting recently developed advanced artificial intelligence...more
Over the past few weeks, Thomas Allen, Kurtis Anderson, Mark J. Riedy, and Stephen Anstey have released four Legal Alerts on tariffs and threatened tariffs on the solar industry in Southeast Asia and generally imports from...more
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There has been a flurry of activity in U.S. trade policy over the past several weeks that will impact a variety of goods imported into the U.S., including solar panel modules, EVs, and batteries. Kilpatrick attorneys have...more
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) completed a statutory review of tariffs imposed on China for purported unfair “technology transfer” policies that “burden or restrict U.S. commerce” and recommended...more
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has already impacted virtually every industry in the United States and around the globe. The realm of federal government contracts is no exception. Considering this, the Administration has...more
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and particularly generative AI, continues to develop as a powerful tool not only for industry but also government entities. The successful...more
On March 1, 2024, the Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) Related to DOE’s Responsibilities on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. Comments...more
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) regarding responsibilities set forth in the Executive Order on the Safe,...more
On December 8, 2023, the EU announced that Parliament and Council negotiators “had reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act.” Negotiators had been under pressure to resolve differences to maintain...more
The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “EO”), issued on October 30, 2023, includes many initiatives relating to the development and use of artificial...more
The White House, Congress, and Executive Agencies are continuing to explore, solicit information on, and develop regulations and guidance concerning artificial intelligence (AI). These efforts include the White House’s recent...more
Congress, numerous federal agencies, and the White House are all working to address various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) development, regulation, and use....more
On September 8, 2023, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), announced a bipartisan legislative framework to establish guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI). Sen. Blumenthal and Sen. Hawley sit on...more
日本銀行は、中央銀行デジタル通貨(CBDC)に関する２年間の概念実証(proof-of-concept)リサーチを完了し、現在、実証実験(パイロット・プログラム)を開始している。これにより、日本は、CBDC開発の実証段階に進んだ世界有数の経済国のひとつとなった。金融専門家は、2030年までに5兆ドルのCBDCが最大40億人に流通すると予想している。世界第3位の経済大国として、デジタル円が採用される可能性は、世界の金融システムやデジタル資産金融技術...more
On August 28, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought, and settled, an enforcement action against a media and entertainment company for “conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the...more
Distributed ledger technology (which includes blockchain) is transformative in its own right. That said, one of the unique aspects of distributed ledger technology is its ability to benefit numerous, and often dissimilar,...more
The Bank of Japan has completed its two-year proof-of-concept research for its prospective central bank digital currency (CBDC) and has now launched a pilot program. This makes Japan the largest democratic economy in the...more
With the rapid expansion and adoption of digital assets (cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and central banks digital currencies), companies of all types are being asked to address and interact with this growing...more
New proposed guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirms that Japanese companies are now eligible for some of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) lucrative Sec....more
On March 28, 2023, the United States and Japan signed a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen supply chains of critical minerals involved in electric vehicle battery production and to “ensure the free trade of such critical...more
Digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and central bank digital currencies, are fundamentally reshaping U.S. and global business and transactions. That said, this transformation is complex,...more
In his recent video, Senior Associate Stephen Anstey addresses the question "What is a CBDC" in under 60 seconds....more
In his recent video, Senior Associate Stephen Anstey addresses the question "What is a Stablecoin" in under 60 seconds....more