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Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Legal Update (3Q22)

July 30, 2024 edam

November 17, 2022 Click for PDF This quarter marked demonstrable progress toward sector-specific approaches to the regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”). As the EU continues to inch toward finalizing its draft Artificial Intelligence Act—the landmark, cross-sector regulatory framework for AI/ML technologies—the White House published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” a non-binding set of principles memorializing the Biden administration’s approach to algorithmic regulation. The AI Bill of Rights joins a number of recent U.S. legislative proposals, both at the federal and state levels,[1] and the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to…

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Debating India’s new hit-and-run law | Explained

April 16, 2024 edam

The story so far: Transporters and commercial drivers from States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Punjab have staged protests against the recent legislation concerning hit-and-run incidents. Section 106 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) stipulates a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a fine for fleeing an accident spot and failing to report the incident to a police officer or a magistrate. This law is in addition to the colonial-era provision on causing of death due to rash or negligent acts under Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Protestors are demanding the…

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ChatGPT, AI content: All about legal challenges pertaining to copyright under Indian law

April 16, 2024 edam

The days of Googling for specific information and going through several results are numbered with the recent developments in artificial intelligence technology, where platforms like ChatGPT dish out content regarding specific questions. ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is an AI model designed for conversational interactions. It can answer questions, offer explanations, generate text, and engage in interactive text-based conversations across a wide array of subjects. The introduction of ChatGPT has reignited discussions about the intersection of AI-generated content and copyright, highlighting several challenges. Existing copyright laws do not seem well equipped to provide copyright registration or protection for AI-generated works in…

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When can I buy recreational marijuana in Ohio? Here’s the latest

April 16, 2024 edam

For nearly two months, adults in Ohio have been able to legally use marijuana. But the state’s recreational program remains in limbo as consumers wait for sales to begin and wonder if lawmakers will change the rules approved by voters in November. Known on the ballot as Issue 2, the new law allows adults 21 and older to buy, consume and grow marijuana. “There’s so much that’s unknown right now and so much that could change and so much that could stay the same,” said Brian Wingfield, co-founder of Ohio Cannabis Company. Here’s where the law stands. Want to know…

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While newly arrived migrants can obtain work permits, some of the long-undocumented feel forgotten

April 16, 2024 edam

CHICAGO (CBS) — A renewed push has been issued to allow more migrants to get jobsand the fight over expanding access to work permits are happening in Chicago and in other cities. But as more migrants continue coming to Chicago and are processed at the landing zone where buses arrive in the West Loop, some long-undocumented immigrants and their families say they feel forgotten. They are calling on President Joe Biden to grant them the same legal status that asylum seekers who arrived more recently are receiving. “I am a Dreamer. I’ve been in this country for 17 years,” said…

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