Welcome to the June edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched its first AI-focused cohort of Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), bringing together experts from across the...more
7/15/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clinical Trials ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Healthcare ,
Innovation ,
Machine Learning ,
Medicare ,
NIST ,
OSTP ,
Political Advertising ,
Transparency
Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more
4/10/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more
10/19/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
ISOs ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Regulations ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
SAG ,
Screenwriters ,
Shareholders ,
USPTO ,
Writers
Welcome to the September edition of Akin Intelligence. As the U.S. Congress reconvenes after the August recess, we continue to see bipartisan interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch,...more
9/18/2023
/ Age Discrimination ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deep Fake ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Healthcare ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Thought Leadership ,
UK ,
USPTO
Welcome back to Akin Intelligence: Hot AI Summer Edition! This month’s newsletter reflects the ongoing and increasing global activity around artificial intelligence (AI), including more proposed AI legislation and court...more
8/15/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Working Groups
Key Points -
On March 7, 2022, new U.S. export controls applicable to “cybersecurity items” took effect based on an interim final rule published by BIS on October 21, 2021 (the “Cyber Rule”). The controls under the Cyber...more
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On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat.
The EO calls...more
6/23/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
- On July 8, 2020, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) concerning Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (the “E.O.”). The E.O. authorizes the DOE to block...more
7/13/2020
/ Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Request For Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Supply Chain
In December 2013, members of the Wassenaar Arrangement, a group of 41 countries, which includes the United States, agreed to broaden its list of dual-use controls to include certain cybersecurity items. The new items added to...more