On April 11, 2023, the Department of Commerce, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), issued a request for comments (RFC) on AI system accountability measures and policies. The “AI...more
On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ("DCWP") published a Notice of Adoption of Final Rule to implement New York City's recent law mandating bias audits of AI-enabled systems used...more
Regulators, both in the United States and around the globe, are showing greater concern about the potential risks of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems for commercial and business purposes. The Federal...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA" or "Agency") is seeking preliminary comments on proposed rulemaking for risk assessments and cybersecurity audits for higher-risk data processing activities, and consumer...more
On January 26, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final version of its AI Risk Management Framework (RMF). ...more
In late December, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP or Department) issued revised rules to implement New York City Local Law 144 of 2021, which mandates bias audits of AI-enabled systems...more
New York City has proposed rules for implementing its new law requiring bias audits of automated employment decision-making tools (AEDTs) used within the city. The proposed rules answer some of the open questions about how...more
The Federal Trade Commission has formally launched a rulemaking proceeding that nominally is focused on consumer privacy issues, but actually raises significant questions about the impact of artificial intelligence/machine...more
New York City has issued the first guidance related to its new "AI audit" law that will require employers and employment agencies to conduct bias audits of automated decision-making technologies used to evaluate job...more
On March 16 and 17, 2022, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released two documents as part of its effort to establish a voluntary framework for developing trustworthy and responsible artificial...more
New York City has passed the first law in the United States that will require employers to conduct audits of automated decision-making tools used to evaluate job candidates or employees. The law may have huge implications for...more
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a plan to develop a "bill of rights" to protect against what the OSTP perceives to be potentially harmful consequences of AI, including anticipated and...more
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) come with the promise of life-changing improvements in technologies such as smart buildings, autonomous vehicles, automated health diagnostics, and autonomous cybersecurity systems....more
Update: On May 17, 2021, the agencies extended the deadline for comments from June 1, 2021, to July 1, 2021. The text of this post has been updated accordingly....more
The European Commission's (Commission) proposal for regulations establishing harmonized rules on artificial intelligence systems and applications (AI Regulations) reflects aggressive and sweeping proposals to regulate...more
Building on prior guidance issued in 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently warned in a new blog post that it will use its authority under existing laws to take enforcement action against companies that sell or use...more
The federal financial institutions regulatory agencies collectively issued a Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on March 31, 2021, to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are...more
Authorized by the 2019 Defense Authorization Act, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) has been working for two years to develop a comprehensive national strategy to leverage artificial...more
Two recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement actions reflect increased scrutiny of companies using algorithms, automated processes, and/or AI-enabled applications. In January 2021, the agency announced it had settled...more
Overview - The White House, through its Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has issued final Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (Guidance) which establishes a framework for federal agencies to...more
On August 17, 2020, NIST released a draft of its paper outlining a framework for developing "explainable" artificial intelligence (AI): Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (NISTIR 8312). The agency is...more
Proposes Risk-Based Framework for Potential AI Regulations -
Less than three months after taking office, European Commission (Commission) President Ursula von der Leyden fulfilled her promise to articulate a framework for...more
On January 1, 2020, Illinois' new Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVIA) went into effect, meaning Illinois employers must now comply with the law if they use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze video...more
In a highly orchestrated policy announcement made at the 2020 CES show, the Trump Administration released a draft framework and set of principles for governance of AI technology and applications in the U.S....more
Can firms develop and implement “ethical” artificial intelligence (AI) by taking a new approach to the acquisition and use of data used to develop machine learning, neural networks, and other AI-based tools? ...more