On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” (Trump EO). This EO replaces President Biden’s Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023, titled “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” (Biden EO), which was rescinded on January 20, 2025,
On 5 February 2025, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its opinion in the case of C 413/23 P European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) v Single Resolution Board (SRB) (Opinion). The Opinion takes the view that personal data which has been pseudonymised and shared with a third-party
Keypoint: It was a very active week with movement on numerous bills, in particular in Virginia, as well as new bills introduced across the country.
Below is the fifth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.
The European Commission recently issued a formula for identifying Artificial Intelligence Systems:
Machine-based system
Designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy
That may exhibit adaptiveness after
We are less than a month into the new Trump administration and are seeing an unprecedented wave of activity and major changes at federal agencies. These changes promise to bring significant disruption to the staff and negatively impact the typical activities of numerous agencies, including the nation’s consumer protection watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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The U.S. Copyright Office has released Part 2 of its comprehensive report on AI, delving into the complex issue of copyrightability for works created using generative AI systems. This eagerly anticipated report
Keypoint: It was another busy week with Virginia lawmakers advancing three bills and new consumer and children’s privacy bills introduced in multiple states.
Below is the fourth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.
On February 2, 2025, the European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) will start to apply in phases. This alert summarizes the new obligations that will apply as of February 2, 2025. It also indicates when companies can expect the first enforcement actions, and what the enforcement regime will look like. For more information
Remember that scene in “Minority Report” where Tom Cruise walks through a mall while personalized ads call out his name? Well, we’re not quite there yet (thankfully), but 2025’s privacy landscape is giving marketers plenty to lose sleep over. As a CMO, if you’re not already thinking about privacy compliance, you’re basically using Internet Explorer
On January 13, 2025, the California AG’s Office (“AGO”) issued two legal advisories regarding the application of existing California law to AI generally as well as the use of AI specifically in healthcare.