Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is expanding in many industries and could add approximately $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Many organizations, both public and private, have invested substantial resources in AI research and development (R&D). The United States, the European Union, Canada, China and many other countries have developed, or are developing, a
South Africa Prepares to Ease Lockdown Restrictions
On May 13, 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government’s intention to ease restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. This announcement comes seven weeks after South Africa first announced a national state of disaster in accordance with the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) (the “Act”). This decision
Is The Use of Open Source Software Putting Your Business at Risk?
A brief overview
La propriété, c’est le vol! (roughly translated as “property is theft!”). Perhaps the most famous assertion of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the French philosopher, considered by some to be the father of anarchy.
A contemporary of Karl Marx, Proudhon’s focus was on physical property. However, this resonates with the early libertarian open source software
Squire Patton Boggs Celebrates World IP Day
Today is World IP Day, a day established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to “learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.” The theme for 2020 is “Innovation for a Green Future,” and WIPO’s website and magazine contemplate how various IP regimes matter for addressing
COVID-19–The 30-Day Mark – A Discussion by Companies on Navigating the New Reality
On April 14, 2020, the Sheppard Mullin French desk hosted a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on various business sectors. The webinar was organized as a roundtable discussion with two business leaders, Christopher Mars, the U.S. COO of Marie Blanchere, a leading European traditional bakery brand, and Daniel H. Connor, the U.S. CEO
The Brussels Effect –The EU’s Digital Strategy Goes Global
On February 19, the European Commission laid out its ambitious plans for regulating data, AI, and the digital sphere. These set the stage for the next five years’ work for President von der Leyen’s Commission in this critically important, and ever expanding, domain. Crucially, in its plans the Commission is making a concerted attempt to
Intel’s New Diversity Standards for Outside Counsel
In a November 2019 blog post, Intel’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel Steven R. Rodgers announced Intel’s new diversity requirements.[1] “Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, Intel will not retain or use outside law firms in the U.S. that are average or below average on diversity.”
Intel’s new “above-average” rule requires that firms doing
U.S. AI and IoT Quarterly Legislative Update: Fourth Quarter 2019
U.S. federal policymakers continued to focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the fourth quarter of 2019, including by introducing substantive bills that would regulate the use of such technology and by supporting bills aimed at further study of how such technology may impact different sectors. In our fourth AI
BIS Amends Regulations Governing Export and Reexport of Geospatial Imaging Software
On January 6, 2020, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to make software specially designed to automate the analysis of geospatial imagery subject to the EAR and to impose a requirement of a license for the export and reexport of such software. The
LawTech Asia’s response to Public Consultation on Model AI Governance Framework
I would like to introduce LawTech Asia’s response to Public Consultation on Model AI Governance Framework published on July 7, 2019. Legal Hackers Seoul has a keen interest in ethical and legal issues in AI, and we had a seminar on this issue last June.
While researching AI governance issues, I came across a Model