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Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Legal Update (3Q22)

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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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Drivers Protest: What is the new hit-and-run law? How is it more stringent than the old one?

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Truckers ended their strike after two days of protest after Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla stated that the implementation of the new penal provision related to hit-and-run cases will only occur after consulting with the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC). Bhalla urged AIMTC and protesting drivers to resume work, highlighting that the new laws are not yet in effect. Truck drivers and bus operators in some states have protested against provisions in the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita for hit-and-run cases. Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the colonial era Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause a serious road…
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Status update on the proposed new copyright law exception to permit text and data mining for commercial use

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The UK government has halted its plans to introduce a new copyright exception for text and data mining (TDM) for commercial purposes. Farrer & Co recently reported on the proposed TDM exception: you can read about the background to the proposal here. On 22 November 2022, DCMS Minister Julia Lopez MP gave evidence to the Lords Communications and Digital Committee and expressed that she is “fairly confident” that the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) would not proceed with its proposal and instead, would extend its consultation . This development follows a joint letter from a number of organizations in the…
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