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Understanding the Colorado AI Act

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With the governor’s signature, Colorado has enacted a new consumer protection law focused on artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems. The “Colorado AI Act” will go into effect on February 1, 2026. It will have a minor impact...more

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Department of Labor Releases "Best Practices" Guide for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently released new non-binding guidelines for employers and developers using artificial intelligence (AI). These guidelines build on the DOL’s May 2024 release of eight AI “principles”...more

Fenwick & West LLP

False Claims of Patent Protection Can Be False Advertising Under Lanham Act

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Patented technologies or features can be valuable selling points, setting your products apart from the competition. But when advertising or marketing materials overstate the scope of patent or other IP rights, they may create...more

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California Governor Vetoes AI Safety Bill With Whistleblower Protections for Employees Who Report Dangers of the Technology

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that sought to ensure the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI), including by imposing whistleblower protections for developers’ employees who reported potential...more

WilmerHale

Navigating Generative AI Under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act

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This blog post focuses on how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) regulates generative AI, which the AI Act refers to as General-Purpose AI (“GPAI”) Models....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Commerce Department Proposes Reporting Requirements for Certain Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters

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In a notice published on September 9, 2024, announcing a proposed rule and request for comment (“Proposed Rule”), the U.S. Department of Commerce called for new reporting requirements for the development of certain advanced...more

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From Code to Compliance: Essential Steps to Adapt to Colorado’s New AI Law

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On May 17, 2024, Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis signed into law The Colorado AI Act (SB205).  SB205 will take effect on February 1, 2026, and regulates the use of certain high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems....more

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CA Governor Vetoes AI Safety Bill but Indicates Additional AI Regulation Forthcoming

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On Sunday, September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California Senate Bill 1047, which would have established novel safety regulations on large artificial intelligence (AI) models. Known as the Safe and Secure...more

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U.S. Government Proposes Reporting Requirements on the Development, Acquisition or Possession of Advanced AI Models and Large...

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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) newly proposed rule on advanced artificial intelligence (“AI”) models and computing clusters will require developers and owners of powerful AI models and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

From AI Doomers to E/Accs: How SB 1047 and the 38 AI Laws in California Are Shaping Future AI Law

California’s Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act is one of the first significant regulations of artificial intelligence in the United States that, if signed, would place liability on the...more

Goodwin

Moving Away From Open Source: Trends in Source-Available Licensing

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Offering your software product under an open-source software (OSS) license has its advantages. By making the source code of your product available for redistribution and modification, and in many instances at no cost, you may...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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Demonstrating both increased cross-border collaboration and the adoption of novel theories of cartel violations, the European Commission and the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, together with the U.S. competition...more

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California Greenlights Two Significant AI Bills

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic in state legislatures across the country over the past year. As is common with technology-related issues, California has taken the lead in regulating the AI space. The...more

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California’s AI Safety Bill: A Groundbreaking Move Amidst Industry Controversy and What AI Developers Can Do to Prepare

In a historic turn of events, California is poised to become the first state to enact comprehensive AI safety legislation with the introduction of SB 1047. This bill, designed to address the potential risks associated with...more

BakerHostetler

Federal Circuit Reverses Ineligibility Finding on POV Cameras and Processing

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On September 9, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a finding by the District Court for the Northern District of California that point-of-view camera claims were ineligible. ...more

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Justice Department Sues Software Maker RealPage for Enabling Rent Collusion

In the midst of increased focus of federal enforcers and courts on application of antitrust laws to developing technology, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit on Friday accusing RealPage Inc., a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Seattle Tech Week Takeaways: How Software Investors Fund the Right Fit

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When an investor is thinking about betting on an up-and-coming software innovator, what do they look for? We asked, and they answered....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

NIST, Department of Commerce announce new guidance to help AI developers

On July 26, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced new guidance and tools to enhance the safety, security, and trustworthiness of AI systems pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order on AI (covered by InfoBytes here)....more

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[Podcast] 2024 DSIR Deeper Dive: The Use of AI In Interactive Entertainment and Videogames

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Associate Carolina Alonso takes a deeper dive into Artificial Intelligence in the videogame and entertainment industry. Carolina explores how AI is being used as a tool by game developers and what legal points these...more

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AI Summer Roundup: EU and Colorado Celebrate Summer with AI Legislation

As we enter the end of the summer, the AI regulatory steam is not slowing down. Colorado is now the first US state to have a comprehensive AI law (going into effect February 1, 2026), and the EU published its sweeping AI law...more

King & Spalding

NIST Releases Series of AI Guidelines & Software in Ongoing Response to AI Executive Order

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) recently announced the publication of three AI guidelines as well as its release of a software package aimed at helping organizations...more

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New Minnesota Law Voids Restrictive Employment Covenants in Service Contracts, Except for Computer Professionals

Minnesota’s legislature rushed through several bills this year affecting recruiting and staffing associations and other service providers such as property management companies. One such law may, as one member of the Minnesota...more

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NIST Issues New AI Risk Mitigation Guidelines and Software

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On July 26, 2024, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (“NIST”), part of the Department of Commerce, released guidelines, a global engagement plan, and software covering various aspects of AI technology...more

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Illinois District Court Issues Important Class Certification Decision in a Section 1 Antitrust Case

On July 22, 2024, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the Northern District of Illinois issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Opinion”), ultimately ruling to certify a class of vendors that provide back-end software to many of...more

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AI-Powered Medical Devices Bring Patent and Regulatory Pitfalls

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming the medical device industry. Simultaneously, companies are working to gain Food and Drug Administration approval and obtain intellectual property protection for...more

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