Here’s a chart comparing the different Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulations in the EU, US And UK. Not by my law firm, but very cool and informative:
It’s Now or Never: The ELVIS Act Takes on AI in Music
Effective on July 1, 2024, the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act will amend Tennessee’s Personal Rights Protection Act of 1984 to explicitly include protections for songwriters, performers, and music industry professionals’ voice from misuse of artificial intelligence (AI).
It is no secret that the rapid growth of AI is a force to
USPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI-Based Tools
On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Guidance on Use of Artificial-Intelligence-Based Tools (Guidance), which applies existing rules and policies to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in practice before the USPTO. The Guidance was issued pursuant to President Biden’s October 2023 “Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy
Ten Things: What to Do When You Don’t Know the Answer
Everyone likes to know the answer to questions that come their way at work, none more so than in-house lawyers. Lawyers take special pride in being able to respond to practically any question, on any topic, at any time. They can do this because they are, typically, very smart, well-read, and at ease with murky
#MeToo Back in the Spotlight?
I am sure many readers were as surprised as I was by the news last week that the New York Court of Appeals had overturned the disgraced former movie producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct-related criminal convictions, apparently due to evidentiary decisions the trial court made. With the #MeToo phenomenon as a result back in
DOJ Announces New Pilot Program Seeking Voluntary Self-Disclosures from Culpable Individuals Aimed At Uncovering Corporate Misconduct
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched the Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals (“the Individual VSD Pilot Program”), which represents the latest in a string of announcements by DOJ focused on catching companies and individuals that engage in corporate crime.
Don’t Dirty Your Business’ Reputation by ‘AI-Washing’
Is AI Washing Dirty?Many people have become familiar with the term “greenwashing,” referring to attempts by a company to cast its products as more environmentally friendly than they are through public relations and marketing “spin” efforts.
Now comes the concept of “AI-washing,” in which companies exaggerate the degree to which or ways in which
AI governance: considerations for the 2024 proxy season and beyond
As artificial intelligence (AI) regulation takes shape globally, public companies face the challenge of navigating this evolving landscape. In Canada, securities regulators are actively deliberating on how best to regulate AI, while in the US, companies are already making AI-related disclosure. In October 2023, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a report detailing the use
SFO Announces Ambitious Five-Year Plan
The Serious Fraud Office’s strategy for 2024 to 2029 indicates aspiration to be a more effective agency and to incentivise personnel.
By Nathan Seltzer, Pamela Reddy, Clare Nida, and Annie Birch
On 18 April 2024, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published an ambitious, albeit high-level, five-year plan (the Plan), setting out
Healthcare and Life Sciences Trends and Developments Across MENA
The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification.
By Brian A. Meenagh, Sara Patel, and Lucy Tucker
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are advancing initiatives to nurture a thriving life sciences ecosystem in