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In recent weeks, both policymakers and industry have announced a slew of initiatives to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence.
Most recently, the White House announced voluntary...more
Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. In this month’s AI news, the U.S. Senate receives member-only briefings on AI, U.S. states continue to debate and legislate on AI issues, the U.S. prepares new AI-related...more
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled the five policy objectives underpinning his ongoing work on a legislative framework to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI)—the Security,...more
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May featured major congressional hearings and state action in the United States, calls from industry and lawmakers for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, and significant...more
On Saturday, June 3, President Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746; the “Act”). In addition to suspending the debt limit through January 1, 2025, the Act implements caps on both non-defense...more
A new legislative framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) was recently unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The effort, expected to span across multiple congressional committees, is centered on...more
On Thursday, April 13, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his work with stakeholders on a new legislative framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), combined with bolstered oversight efforts. The...more
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President Biden has signed the long-awaited executive order implementing U.S. commitments to the new successor agreement to the Privacy Shield, the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework—a historic step in respect of...more
10/20/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the DACA program violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
Court remanded the case to the District Court in light of the newly published DACA regulation....more
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Legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives would: (1) increase HSR fees for larger transactions, (2) require disclosure of economic support from certain foreign states/foreign entities...more
On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Department”) released a 20-page document providing key details on the administration and application process for the award of $50 Billion through the Creating Helpful...more
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USCIS’ deauthorization of previously approved EB-5 Regional Centers has been rescinded, and the EB-5 program is once again active.
EB-5 investors will no longer be required to wait several months for...more
On August 9, 2022, President Biden signed the CHIPS Act of 2022 (the “Act”), legislation to fund domestic semiconductor manufacturing and boost federal scientific research and development (see our previous alert for...more
In a bipartisan vote of 64-33, the Senate passed legislation earlier today to fund domestic semiconductor manufacturing and boost federal scientific research and development. The bill was supported by 17 Republicans and...more
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report to Congress titled, “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation,” examining whether artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool to combat the...more
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Three of the four bipartisan leaders of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over data privacy have struck a deal on a comprehensive federal bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act,...more
Under legislation signed into law today by President Joe Biden, certain companies will be required to report cyberattacks to the federal government within 72 hours, and ransomware payments within 24 hours.
Within 24...more
One of the few remaining opportunities for passage of bipartisan legislation this Congress is legislation to improve America’s competitiveness vis-à-vis China for semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research and...more
On Friday, February 4, 2022, the House passed the America COMPETES Act on nearly a straight party line vote to, among many other priorities, fund domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing, dramatically increase scientific...more
On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”. In the ensuing months, federal agencies have begun to implement the EO’s 72 initiatives to address...more
1/6/2022
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Executive Orders ,
Food Supply ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Poultry ,
Supply Chain ,
USDA
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a request for public comment to help guide the development of the current and future state of technology in eight emerging technology areas. Those areas include...more
12/3/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Public Comment ,
Request For Information ,
Software Developers
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “bill”) is historic bipartisan legislation that will make available $1.2 trillion in funding for infrastructure programs across the...more
On October 27, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced plans to modernize and reorient American diplomacy to meet the evolving demands of the 21st century. The State Department, in consultation with...more
On Monday, October 25, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or “Commission”) issued a policy statement announcing that the Commission will require all parties that enter into a merger consent agreement to agree that the parties...more
On September 8, 2021, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the establishment of the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisory Committee (NAIAC or the “Committee”). The NAIAC will advise the...more