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March 23, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Changing the Safety and Liability Rules on AI – What is the European Commission planning?
By: Alistair Maughan, Mercedes Samavi and Dan Alam
A White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the European Commission provides insight on how governments might change product safety and liability rules to address the issues arising from AI systems. Five years ago, the European Commission (EC) established a key policy agenda designed
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March 17, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Fintech
Compliance for a Digital World: BSA/AML
By: Marc-Alain Galeazzi and Vivian L. Hanson
The New ABC's: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and How Each Complements the Other BSA/AML compliance programs in the United States are often associated with high costs and inefficiencies. At the core of the problem is the lack of standardization across institutions and BSA/AML compliance processes
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March 12, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Fintech
The New ABC’s: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and How Each Complements the Other
By: Vivian L. Hanson
Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology are two novel innovations that offer the opportunity for us to move beyond our legacy systems and streamline enterprise management and compliance in ways previously unimaginable. Each technology augments the strengths and tempers the weaknesses of the other.
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February 13, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Can AI Be an Inventor? Not at the European Patent Office.
By: Alistair Maughan and Anna Yuan
The European Patent Office has denied two patent applications on the grounds that an AI system cannot be listed as the inventor. For the first time, the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a ruling on its approach to patent applications that designate artificial
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January 09, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely
By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to place new restrictions on the export of certain software specially designed for automating the analysis of geospatial imagery and
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October 10, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence, Asia
Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Organizations to the Entity List for Associations with Human Rights Violations and Abuses
By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has added 28 Chinese organizations to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List , a move that effectively cuts off these entities from directly or indirectly acquiring hardware, software, and technology subject to the Export Administration
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September 03, 2019 - Regulatory, Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
AI Patent Policy – Calling All Technology Practitioners
By: Anna Yuan and Karen G Potter Ph.D.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most disruptive technologies of our era. For many technology companies and startups, AI constitutes the core of their prized products, from autonomous vehicles to pick-and-place robots to voice assistants. With the rapid development of AI comes
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July 02, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence, Financings, Fintech
Policy Makers Examine the Disparate Impact Risk of Artificial Intelligence and Underwriting
By: Rick Fischer
Recent Congressional activity reflects increasing concern in the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit underwriting. Congress and regulatory agencies are likely to press financial services providers to better understand the AI they use and to ensure that its use does not result
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May 20, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Big News for Small Mobility: Germany Opens up to E-Scooters
By: Andreas Grünwald, Christoph Nüßing and Theresa Oehm
Germany is about to pass a new law that will officially allow e-scooters on public roads. The new law, adopted today, will give people more choices for transportation and allow for modern, green and clean mobility in cities. To date, e-scooters have been forbidden
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March 29, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence
Employment Practices and Future Technologies - Taking the Human Out of Human Resources
The machines are taking over. Not always apparent, but Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are finding footholds in numerous industries. One area in which AI is rapidly on the rise relates to employment practices and employee control. But before embracing the future,
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Topic Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Changing the Safety and Liability Rules on AI – What is the European Commission planning?

By: Alistair Maughan, Mercedes Samavi and Dan Alam

Compliance for a Digital World: BSA/AML

By: Marc-Alain Galeazzi and Vivian L. Hanson

The New ABC’s: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and How Each Complements the Other

By: Vivian L. Hanson

Can AI Be an Inventor? Not at the European Patent Office.

By: Alistair Maughan and Anna Yuan

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely

By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert

Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Organizations to the Entity List for Associations with Human Rights Violations and Abuses

By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert

AI Patent Policy – Calling All Technology Practitioners

By: Anna Yuan and Karen G Potter Ph.D.

Policy Makers Examine the Disparate Impact Risk of Artificial Intelligence and Underwriting

By: Rick Fischer

Big News for Small Mobility: Germany Opens up to E-Scooters

By: Andreas Grünwald, Christoph Nüßing and Theresa Oehm

Employment Practices and Future Technologies - Taking the Human Out of Human Resources