The results of the 2024 U.S. election are expected to have significant implications for AI legislation and regulation at both the federal and state level.
Like the first Trump Administration, the second Trump Administration is likely to prioritize AI innovation, R&D, national security uses of AI, and U.S. private sector investment and leadership in AI.
From January to June 2025, Poland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, presenting an ambitious agenda organized around the concept of security to tackle some of the EU’s most pressing challenges. This blog outlines the announced focus areas for technology, trade, defense, and ESG. Each of these topics is pivotal
On December 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two new rulemakings in an ongoing effort to “further impair [China’s] capability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in the next generation of advanced weapon systems and in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing, which have significant military
In a new post on the Inside Government Contracts blog, our colleagues provide the November 2024 update to our ongoing series on the implementation of Executive Order No. 14110 on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (the “AI EO”), issued by President Biden on October 30, 2023. The blog
As the world anticipates the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the European Union (“EU”) braces for significant impacts in various sectors. The first Trump administration’s approach to transatlantic relations was characterized by unpredictability, tariffs on imported goods, a strained NATO relationship, and withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate
On 11 December 2024, the FCA issued the first in a series of research notes on bias in artificial intelligence (AI).
The note provides a review of available academic and ‘grey’ literature to explore how biases may arise and may be mitigated in supervised machine learning models used to make predictions or assist in decision-making
The Treasury Department has released its “Final Rule” which will impose on U.S. persons notification requirements and restrictions for transactions involving entities engaged in activities relating to semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence systems in “countries of concern.” The rule will go into effect on January 2, 2025.
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In our 75-minute Canadian Employer Update webinar, we will bring you up to speed on major developments like Ontario’s ‘Working for Workers’ legislation, managing pay transparency obligations across Canada, significant case law updates
On December 2, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced two companion rules to impede China’s ability to procure and produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in advanced weapons systems, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced computing.
In response, China announced that it will in principle ban exports of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard
Technology companies will be in for a bumpy ride in the second Trump Administration. President-elect Trump has promised to adopt policies that will accelerate the United States’ technological decoupling from China. However, he will likely take a more hands-off approach to regulating artificial intelligence and reverse several Biden Administration policies related to AI and other