Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This week, we discuss Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’s letter on...more
On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published the long-awaited final 2023 Merger Guidelines. The 2023 Merger Guidelines are informed...more
12/29/2023
/ Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Request For Information ,
The Clayton Act ,
Transparency ,
Vertical Mergers
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
The year 2023 has been a significant one for artificial intelligence and AI...more
12/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Council ,
European Parliament ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. This week, we discuss the Senate Judiciary Committee’s December 13, 2023 hearing...more
12/20/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act ,
Summary of Consumer Rights
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies.
This issue covers recent statements by US Securities and Exchange Commission...more
Welcome to this week's issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. On October 30, 2023, President Biden promulgated Executive Order 14110, “Safe,...more
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
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
Last June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its revised Endorsement Guides, the handbook for business practices that may be unfair or deceptive in violation of the FTC Act. The Endorsement Guides had been last...more
11/20/2023
/ Advertising ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Influencers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Social Media ,
Truth in Advertising ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
11/17/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Copyright Office ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Machine Learning ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Transparency
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
11/10/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Draft Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governance Standards ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
OMB ,
Risk Management ,
Training
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
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
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
10/13/2023
/ Adverse Action Report ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
ECOA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Machine Learning ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulation B ,
Rulemaking Process
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
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical, legal, and policy issues AI creates have exponentially increased the federal government’s interest in AI and its implications. In these weekly...more
Since the beginning of Chair Khan’s tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (and in line with President Biden’s aim to curb rising health care costs), the current FTC has committed to bring enforcement actions against health...more
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
9/22/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Deep Fake ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Federal Elections ,
Healthcare ,
Human Rights ,
Labor Code ,
Machine Learning ,
Metals ,
Open Source Software ,
Transparency
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
9/11/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Bias ,
Deep Fake ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Machine Learning ,
New Regulations ,
Risk Assessment ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
For years, the antitrust enforcement agencies have indicated their antipathy toward resolving competition issues in proposed mergers by entering into consent decrees that prohibit certain conduct, rather than stopping the...more
The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical, legal, and policy issues AI creates have exponentially increased the federal government’s interest in AI and its implications. In these weekly...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”), and the new proposed merger guidelines have all called out private equity transactions for particular scrutiny. The FTC just...more
8/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Consent Order ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestment ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Section 8 ,
Settlement ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair Competition
On July 19, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published Draft Merger Guidelines. The Draft Merger Guidelines, if adopted, would replace both the...more
On Monday, the FTC lost its bid to preliminarily enjoin Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, the maker of the popular video game, “Call of Duty.” Based on a vertical foreclosure theory, this case marks the fourth loss for...more