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September 19, 2023 by Duane Morris

Mitigating AI Bias with Responsible AI Design

Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is employed widely with unprecedented consequences, there is quite a scramble to implement mitigating measures. For example, the United Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO) is soliciting public comments on what steps the USPTO should take to mitigate harms and risks from AI-enabled invention. Many of the proposed guardrails are applicable to the deployment of AI technology, to conform original output of the AI technology to desired principles, policies, guidelines, etc. However, it is no less valuable to improve the design of the AI technology, especially when various computational techniques can be readily applied.

One fundamental issue with the AI technology is producing inaccurate output, with random, sporadic errors or, more damagingly, systemic deviations leading to bias. This article presents a systematic review of how computational techniques can be utilized to help mitigate such bias. […]

Read the full article by Agatha Liu, Ph.D.

July 24, 2023 by Duane Morris

Taking Heed of AI Contracts

Duane Morris partner Neville M. Bilimoria authored the McKnight’s Long-Term Care article, “AI is everywhere! Addressing the legal risks through contracting.”

Mr. Bilimoria writes:

You can’t look in the news or see social media posts each day without hearing about artificial intelligence in healthcare. In fact, the advancements in AI in healthcare are making leaps and bounds, seemingly with each day that goes by.

But nursing homes and assisted living providers need to understand not just the benefits of how AI can improve quality of resident care and improved operations, but also the legal issues surrounding AI in your facility.

Read the full article on the McKnight’s Long-Term Care website.

July 21, 2023December 8, 2023 by Duane Morris

U.S. Antitrust Draft Guidelines Address Using AI in Mergers

On July 19, 2023, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly released draft Merger Guidelines to amend and update both the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the Vertical Merger Guidelines that were issued in 2020 and later rescinded by the FTC in 2021.

The draft guidelines underscore recent enforcement efforts to rein in technology mergers. They target large platform providers, as well as mergers that might entrench or extend a dominant position (suggesting that a 30 percent share implies a dominant position). The draft guidelines focus on multisided platforms and competition between platforms, on the platform and to displace a platform. The agencies also specifically reference the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in assessing potential post-merger coordination. Read the full Alert on the Duane Morris website.

June 1, 2023September 22, 2023 by Duane Morris

Promoting AI Use in Developing Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance intended to promote the development of safe and effective medical devices that use a type of artificial intelligence (AI) known as machine learning (ML). The draft guidance further develops FDA’s least burdensome regulatory approach for AI/ML-enabled device software functions (ML-DSFs), which aims to increase the pace of innovation while maintaining safety and effectiveness.

Read the full Alert on the Duane Morris website.