On September 28, California’s governor signed a number of bills into law, including to regulate health care facilities’ use of artificial intelligence (“AI”). This included AB 3030, which regulates certain California-licensed health care facilities’ use of AI and SB 1223, which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to cover “neural data.” We
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FTC Announces New Enforcement Actions on Marketing of AI-Enabled Products
On September 25, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it brought five actions against companies it accused of using “artificial intelligence as a way to supercharge deceptive or unfair conduct that harms consumers.” These actions, which the FTC indicated are part of its new enforcement sweep called “Operation AI Comply,” reflect the FTC’s repeatedly…
New Commissioner, New Mission, New Policy for Competition?
What are the key take-aways of the mission letter to Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, EVP-designate responsible for EU competition policy?
On 17 September 2024, European Commission (“Commission”) President Ursula von der Leyen (“President”), announced her proposed College of Commissioners (“College”) for her second 5-year term. The Commissioners-designate still need to be confirmed by the European Parliament…
Bills to Regulate Sports Betting Introduced in Senate and House
Updated October 1, 2024. Originally posted September 19, 2024.
Last month, far-reaching proposals to regulate sports betting were introduced in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Paul Tonko which mark “the first comprehensive legislation that would address the public health implications inherent in the widespread legalization of…
The EU Considers Changing the EU AI Liability Directive into a Software Liability Regulation
*** Update: Note that the EU AI Liability Directive has been withdrawn in the meantime.
Now that the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) has entered into force, the EU institutions are turning their attention to the proposal for a directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (the so-called “AI Liability Directive”). …
Percipient.ai, Inc. v. U.S.: Government Requests Reconsideration of Federal Circuit’s Decision on Bid Protest Jurisdiction and Standing
As previously discussed on this blog, the Federal Circuit issued a major decision in June 2024 addressing bid protest jurisdiction and standing at the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”): Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States.
On September 5, 2024, the United States filed a petition for rehearing of that case — requesting that the…
California Governor Vetoes AI Safety Bill
On September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed the Safe & Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act (SB 1047), putting an end, for now, to a months-long effort to establish public safety standards for developers of large AI systems. SB 1047’s sweeping AI safety and security regime, which included annual third-party…
Every Quarter, On the Quarter: BIS Proposes New Reporting Requirements for the Development of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models and Possession of Large-Scale Computing Clusters
In a new post on the Inside Government Contracts blog, our colleagues discuss new reporting requirements by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security for the development of advanced AI models and possession of large-scale computing clusters.
Healthcare Technology Company Settles Texas Attorney General Allegations Regarding Accuracy of Generative AI Products
By Yaron Dori & Andrew Longhi
On September 18, 2024, the Texas Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) announced that it reached “a first-of-its-kind settlement with a Dallas-based artificial intelligence healthcare technology called Pieces Technologies” (“Pieces”) to resolve “allegations that the company deployed its products at several Texas hospitals after making a series of false and misleading statements about the accuracy…
California Legislature Passes Landmark AI Safety Legislation
On August 29, California lawmakers passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), marking yet another major development in states’ efforts to regulate AI. The legislation, which draws on concepts from the White House’s 2023 AI Executive Order (“AI EO”), follows months of high-profile debate and amendments…