On April 1, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security of semiconductor imports. On April 16, Commerce published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public...more
4/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Fraud ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On February 11, Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks to world leaders, policymakers, and technology executives at the AI Action Summit in Paris, France. His speech provided a public look into how the Trump administration...more
On February 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comments on the development of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan. President...more
The breakthrough of the Chinese company DeepSeek’s AI model, which rivals leading US AI models but costs a fraction to develop, changes the equation for the Trump administration and calls into question its initial inclination...more
In his first week in office, President Trump took three significant actions on AI that lay the foundation for a new deregulatory approach to AI at the federal level.
On Inauguration Day, Trump repealed President Biden’s...more
1/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Due Diligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
President Biden’s final week in office included three AI actions — a new rule on chip and AI model export controls, an executive order on AI infrastructure and data centers, and an executive order on cybersecurity.
On...more
1/20/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector
On December 5, incoming President Donald Trump announced that David Sacks would be the “AI and Crypto Czar” under the next administration.
A prominent venture capitalist, member of the “PayPal Mafia,” and co-founder of an...more
12/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Deregulation ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Nominations ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Trump Administration
Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president means that Trump will help shape the future of AI at a pivotal moment when AI continues to advance rapidly and the next administration’s policies will affect the future...more
11/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Deregulation ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Free Speech ,
Innovation ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Research and Development ,
Risk Mitigation
President Biden’s Executive Order on AI (AI EO), issued on October 30, 2023, directed various agencies to take certain actions within one year of the AI EO’s issuance. On October 24, 2024, the White House announced that...more
11/8/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright Office ,
Data Storage ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
National Security ,
OMB ,
Research and Development
On October 24, the Biden administration issued the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on AI. Pursuant to the Biden administration’s Executive Order on AI, the NSM outlines concrete actions for federal agencies to...more
Last week, the Secretary of the Treasury released a final proposed rule to implement the Biden administration’s August 2023 Executive Order on outbound investments.
The proposed rule seeks to “prevent countries of concern...more
7/1/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Macau ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group, headed by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) released a roadmap for congressional AI policy....more
5/17/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Copyright ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Research and Development ,
The Copyright Act ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI directed agencies to institute a significant number of actions on AI. On April 29, 2024, the White House announced that federal agencies had completed “all of the...more
5/10/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Automation Systems ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Healthcare ,
HUD ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OPM ,
Research and Development ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transmission Grid ,
USDA
President Joe Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on AI directed agencies to institute a significant number of actions on AI. On April 29, 2024, the White House announced that federal agencies had completed “all of the...more
5/3/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Standards Enforcement ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OFCCP ,
Risk Management ,
Subcontractors ,
Transmission Grid
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
11/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more
10/23/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Executive Orders ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
US State Departments
Last night, the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1668, the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act. The House had previously passed the bill by voice vote in September after lengthy negotiations with...more