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2021 Roundup: Global Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy Developments

by Dr. Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky, Emily S. Tabatabai, Xiang Wang and Julia Apostle | December.17.2021

Significant developments in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and consumer privacy occurred across the globe in 2021 with the anticipation of ...

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6 Key Things to Know about the New EDPB Guidance on International Data Transfers

by Dr. Christian Schröder, Shannon Yavorsky, Julia Apostle and Daniel Forester | November.22.2021

Need-to-Knows about the new guidance on international data transfer issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on Friday 19 November 2021

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Artificial Intelligence Regulation Takes Shape

by Alyssa Wolfington | November.18.2021

Companies with AI-based products and services must carefully monitor and account for the unsettled and changing regulatory landscape of AI-specific ...

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Transactions in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Considerations

by Richard F. Martinelli and Daniel Patrick Kearney | October.13.2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a major focus of many technology transactions. The competition for top AI companies has never been hotter.

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The New EU Approach to the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

by Dr. Christian Schröder and Shannon Yavorsky | May.07.2021

European Commission publishes communication and proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence

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FTC Chairwoman Slaughter Sets Sights on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Oversight

by Shannon Yavorsky and Nicholas Farnsworth | February.19.2021

In her first major remarks as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Kelly Slaughter outlined her enforcement priorities ...

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AI Update: EU High-Level Expert Group Publishes Requirements for Trustworthy AI and European Commission Unveils Plans for AI Regulation

by Shannon Yavorsky and Dr. Christian Schröder | August.19.2020

On July 17, 2020, the European High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI HLEG”) presented its final Assessment List for Trustworthy ...

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Copyright Office’s DMCA Report Raises an Interesting Question: Does a Computer Know What is Fair?

by Denise Mingrone and Robert L. Uriarte | July.08.2020

On May 21, 2020, the Copyright Office issued a Report on the DMCA expressing the view that case law applying the DMCA’s safe harbor provision have ...

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Law.com Interviews Rich Martinelli on USPTO’s AI Questions

September.10.2019

Orrick’s Rich Martinelli is featured in a Law.com Skilled in the Art panel discussing the USPTO’s questions on patenting artificial intelligence ...

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“Good” and “Safe” Data – Panel Launches Artificial Intelligence Initiative

by Diana M. Rutowski | May.14.2019

On April 25, 2019 Orrick’s Successful Women in IP (SWIP) group and the newly launched AI Cross Practice Initiative joined forces to bring together ...

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Initiative to Designate “Emerging and Foundational Technologies” – Export Control and CFIUS Implications for Technology Companies

by Harry Clark, Elizabeth Zane, Evgeniya Shakina and Gregory I. Hume | November.30.2018

The U.S. government has launched its initiative to identify and impose export controls on “emerging and foundational technologies” essential to the ...

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Overcoming New Restrictions on Investing in U.S. Technologies

by Harry Clark | October.15.2018

The United States is tightening controls over investments in U.S. businesses that involve advanced technologies.