The Biden administration recently issued Executive Order 14117 (the “Order”) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” Building upon earlier Executive Orders[1], the Order was motivated by growing fears that “countries of concern” may use artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to
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Updates to the Critical and Emerging Technologies List Signal Refinement of Focus
The U.S. National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)[1] recently published an updated list of critical and emerging technologies (CETs) as part of an ongoing effort to identify advanced technologies that are potentially significant to U.S. national security. We previously summarized the February 2022 list of CETs from the NSTC here.
The French Competition Authority publishes its roadmap for 2024-2025
On February 27, 2024, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) published its roadmap for 2024-2025 as every year,[1] outlining its enforcement priorities for the year ahead. The FCA emphasized the need to take action in the same key areas of interest as in 2023[2]: (i) the digital economy, (ii) sustainability and the ecological transition,
UPSTO Issues “Significant” Guidance on Patentability of AI-Assisted Inventions, but unlike USCO, Does Not Require Disclosure of AI Involvement
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued guidance on February 13, 2024 (the “Guidance”) regarding the patentability of inventions created or developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (“AI”), a novel issue on which the USPTO has been seeking input from various public and private stakeholders over the past few years. President Biden
Court Dismisses Most Claims in Authors’ Lawsuit Against OpenAI
This week saw yet another California federal court dismiss copyright and related claims arising out of the training and output of a generative AI model in Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc.,[1]a putative class action filed on behalf of a group of authors alleging that OpenAI infringed their copyrighted literary works by using them to
Nexus of AI, AI Regulation and Dispute Resolution
The rapid development of AI is introducing new opportunities and challenges to dispute resolution. AI is already impacting the document review and production process, legal research, and the drafting of court submissions. It is expected that the use of AI will expand into other areas, including predicting case outcomes and adjudicating disputes. However, the use
Training AI models on Synthetic Data: No silver bullet for IP infringement risk in the context of training AI systems (Part 4 of 4)
Quantum Computing and the Financial Sector: World Economic Forum Lays Out Roadmap Towards Quantum Security
Quantum technology is seen as having the potential to revolutionize many aspects of technology, the economy and society, including the financial sector. At the same time, this technology represents a significant threat to cybersecurity, especially due to its potential to render most current encryption schemes obsolete.
Generative AI Will Stay Top of Mind in 2024
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2024”.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and in particular, generative AI, will continue to be an issue in the year to come, as new laws and regulations, agency guidance, continuing and additional litigation on AI
AI May Do Wonders for Your Business, But What About Your Risk Profile?
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2024”.
Artificial intelligence (AI) was the biggest technology news of 2023. AI continues to revolutionize business in big and small ways, ranging from disrupting entire business models to making basic support functions more efficient.