Tyler Robbins Associate

The last few months have seen a flurry of activity in cases involving artificial intelligence (AI), including some of the first major rulings involving generative AI.

The White House recently issued its most extensive policy directive yet concerning the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) through a 100-plus-page Executive Order (EO) titled "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” and accompanying “Fact Sheet” summary.

The National Science and Technology Council recently bolstered the Biden administration’s continued focus on responsible AI development by announcing an update to the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.

The EU was in the process of implementing its AI Act, first proposed on April 21, 2021, before generative AI chatbots were widely released. This Update provides a fresh look at the AI Act’s legislative status and its substantive evolution before it becomes legally effective.

The recent dramatic growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues to be a focus of the Biden administration.

This Update is the second in a three-part series on legal issues surrounding generative technologies. This second installment discusses the initial lawsuits filed involving these technologies and how these issues may be addressed by the courts for the first time.

Equal access to high-quality, affordable broadband internet service has never been more critical, particularly as Americans increasingly rely on broadband for everything from work and education to healthcare and entertainment. Accordingly, as part of a broader effort to combat digital discrimination, the Federal Communications Commission recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to promote and facilitate equal access to broadband internet service for everyone.

Published over the holidays, President Biden signed the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which includes a wide range of artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives and investments. It also directs several federal agencies to help ensure the responsible use of AI technologies, including the prevention of algorithmic bias. This Update includes a summary of the AI appropriations and initiatives.

The Federal Communications Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to strengthen and broaden its breach notification rules arising from the unauthorized disclosure of customer proprietary network information.

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring broadband internet service providers to display labels that enable consumers to easily compare broadband service offerings.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy, a part of the Executive Office of the President, recently published a white paper entitled “The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American People.”

There was a global semiconductor shortage throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that severely disrupted supply chains across many industries, highlighting, more than ever, that semiconductors are an essential component to contemporary life. The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act, which President Biden signed into law on August 9, 2022, is a $280 billion funding package that specifically allocates $52.7 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations to develop domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission published a Notice of Inquiry on February 28, 2022, inviting public comment on vulnerabilities that threaten the security and integrity of the Border Gateway Protocol, which is central to the internet’s global routing system.

The Federal Communications Commission recently proposed new rules that would require internet service providers to display labels that allow consumers to comparison shop for broadband services.

Congress recently passed the long-awaited bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law allocates over $1 trillion in new and repurposed funds to upgrading the country’s infrastructure.

A summary of the most important patent decisions from May 2020 through April 2021.

Neurons exhibit diverse intrinsic dynamics, which govern how they integrate synaptic inputs to produce spikes. Intrinsic dynamics are often plastic during development and learning, but the effects of these changes on stimulus encoding properties are not well known.

A summary of the most significant developments in patent law for the year ending April 19, 2020.

The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market is the European Union’s attempt to update its copyright law for the modern internet. It proved incredibly controversial. Parties from all sides of the internet community waged an aggressive campaign against it, while a hundred thousand citizens marched and millions more signed a petition to stop it.