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Trump Administration Sets New Direction for AI Policy

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Objectives include the acceleration of the use and procurement of AI within the federal system, embracing AI governance as an enabler of innovation, and increasing investment in AI infrastructure to position the US as a...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - United States

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The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Until then, developers and deployers of AI systems will operate in an increasing...more

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Virginia’s Governor Vetos AI Bill

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia’s Governor vetoed House Bill (HB) 2094, known as the High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act. This bill aimed to establish a regulatory framework for businesses developing or...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 24, 2025

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Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Pennsylvania’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pilot Program—in partnership with OpenAI and Carnegie Mellon—saved employees an average of 95 minutes per day and improved efficiency...more

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Trump Administration Receives 8,755 Comments for AI Action Plan — AI: The Washington Report

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The Trump administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy received 8,755 comments in response to its Request for Information for the development of its AI Action Plan implementing the Trump AI Executive Order issued...more

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AI Legal Watch: March 12, 2025

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Virginia has become the first state in 2025 to pass comprehensive artificial intelligence regulation, with lawmakers approving the "High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act" (HB 2094). The legislation,...more

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Automated Decision Making Emerges as an Early Target of State AI Regulation

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In the absence of comprehensive artificial Intelligence ("AI") regulation at the federal level, state and local legislatures have been busy considering their own AI legislation. Laws regulating automated decision making have...more

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Bridging the Gap: How CivicReach is Revolutionizing Government Customer Service

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Do you remember the last time you had to call your local government office and ended up stuck on hold for hours? For Chip Kennedy, founder and CEO of CivicReach, solving this universal frustration became the mission behind...more

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Illinois Civil Practice Guide - 2025 Edition

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I. ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RELEASES POLICY ON AI IN STATE COURTS - The Illinois Supreme Court’s policy on artificial intelligence (AI), effective January 1, 2025, establishes a framework for the responsible integration of AI...more

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US Federal Regulation of AI Is Likely To Be Lighter, but States May Fill the Void

Key Points - - President-elect Trump appointed David Sacks, a venture capitalist, as the White House AI and crypto czar. - The Trump administration is likely to adopt a light regulatory approach to AI development and...more

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Implications of California Governor Newsom’s Veto of AI Safety Bill SB 1047

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Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, marking a significant development in California’s approach to AI regulation. Both the tech industry and...more

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California Enacts New Laws to Combat AI-Generated Deceptive Election Content

California has enacted three new bills in an effort to curb the spread of misinformation and deceptive election content. The bills — AB 2655, AB 2839 and AB 2355 — aim to strengthen protections against digitally altered...more

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In a Single Day, California Enacts Five Bills Tackling Digital Replicas and Deepfakes

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Last week, over the course of a single day, California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines by signing into law five new bills tackling complex issues involving digital replicas and deepfakes. Two of the bills are aimed at...more

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California Enacts Host of AI-Related Bills Designed To Protect Individuals

In the absence of federal legislation addressing the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, individual states continue to fill that void by enacting state-specific legislation....more

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Do You Have to Disclose When Your Users Are Interacting With a Bot?

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The customer service agent sympathetically responding to your chat messages about a delayed order, the player fiercely competing against you in an online match, the coach sending you motivational messages and workout advice:...more

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States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation

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The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress...more

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AGs Protect Children from AI (and Chainsaws)

Last week in South Carolina, AGs, staff, and members of the community gathered for the AI and Preventing Child Exploitation Seminar, presented jointly by the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) and the National Association of...more

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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. Additionally, the bill provides...more

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Akin Intelligence - March 2024

Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more

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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 3, April 2024

Using AI to Build Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure - "Cyber resilience serves as a literal survival strategy, offering a framework to detect threats, understand attacks, recover swiftly, and adapt to...more

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Utah AI Act’s Impact on Healthcare and Other Regulated Occupations

On March 13, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law the Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (the Act), governing the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and beginning what will likely be a continually growing...more

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Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

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The AI Executive Order: What’s Happened and What’s Coming Up… 

Last week, the White House issued an update on President Biden’s October 30, 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “AI EO” or “EO”). The update detailed...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2024

Welcome to the first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. In this edition, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: -...more

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State Legislators’ Focus on Education in 2024

Educational institutions are no stranger to the limelight, particularly when it comes to politics and the priorities of state lawmakers. As shown by the following overview of pending bills and legislation, education will...more

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