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July 27, 2023September 7, 2023 by Duane Morris

EEOC Guidance Discusses AI Impact in the Workplace

On July 26, 2023, the EEOC issued a new Guidance entitled “Visual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act” (the “Guidance”). This document is an excellent resource for employers, and provides insight into how to handle situations that may arise with job applicants and employees that have visual disabilities. Notably, for employers that use algorithms or artificial intelligence (“AI”) as a decision-making tool, the Guidance makes clear that employers have an obligation to make reasonable accommodations for applicants or employees with visual disabilities who request them in connection with these technologies.

July 27, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 07.27.23

#HelloWorld. Copyright suits are as unrelenting as the summer heat, with no relief in the forecast. AI creators are working on voluntary commitments to watermark synthetic content. And meanwhile, is ChatGPT getting “stupider”? Lots to explore. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.

July 24, 2023 by Duane Morris

AI Is Everywhere! Addressing the Legal Risks Through Contracting

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 jus 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 by Duane Morris partner Neville M. Bilimoria on the McKnight’s Long-Term Care website.

July 13, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 07.13.23

#HelloWorld. Pushback and disruption are the themes of this edition as we look at objections to proposed regulation in Europe, an FTC investigation, the growing movement in support of uncensored chatbots, and how AI is disrupting online advertising. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.

June 29, 2023July 13, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 06.29.23

#HelloWorld. In the midst of summer, the pace of significant AI legal and regulatory news has mercifully slackened. With room to breathe, this issue points the lens in a different direction, at some of our persistent AI-related obsessions and recurrent themes. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.

June 14, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 06.14.23

#HelloWorld. Regulatory hearings and debates were less prominent these past two weeks, so in this issue we turn to a potpourri of private AI industry developments. The Authors Guild releases new model contract clauses limiting generative AI uses; big tech companies provide AI customers with a series of promises and tips, at varying levels of abstraction; and the Section 230 safe harbor is ready for its spotlight. Plus, ChatGPT is no barrel of laughs—actually, same barrel, same laughs. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.

June 6, 2023June 16, 2023 by Duane Morris

How to Strengthen Your Company’s Online Data in the Age of AI

Digital data is becoming a hot commodity these days because it enables AI tools to do powerful things. Companies that offer content should keep up with the evolving technology and laws that can help them protect their online data.

As data becomes available online, it can be accessed in different ways leading to various legal issues. In general, one basis for protecting online data lies in the creativity of the data under the Copyright Act of 1976. Another basis lies in the technological barrier of the computer system hosting the data under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

May 31, 2023June 14, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 05.31.23

#HelloWorld. In this issue, we head to Capitol Hill and summarize key takeaways from May’s Senate and House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on generative AI. We also visit California, to check in on the Writers Guild strike, and drop in on an online fan fiction community, the Omegaverse, to better understand the vast number of online data sources used in LLM training. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.

May 19, 2023September 7, 2023 by Duane Morris

EEOC Resource for Using AI in Employment Decisions

On May 18, 2023, the EEOC released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment Selection Procedures Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” (hereinafter, the “Resource”) to provide employers guidance on preventing discrimination when utilizing artificial intelligence. For employers who are contemplating whether to use artificial intelligence in employment matters such as selecting new employees, monitoring performance, and determining pay or promotions, this report is a “must-read” in terms of implementing safeguards to comply with civil rights laws.

May 16, 2023June 14, 2023 by Duane Morris

Artificial Intelligence Updates – 05.16.23

#HelloWorld. In this issue, we survey the tech industry’s private self-regulation—what model developers and online platforms have implemented as restrictions on AI usage. Also, one court in the U.S. hints at how much copying by an AI model is too much and the EU releases its most recent amendments to the AI Act. Let’s stay smart together.

Read more on The Artificial Intelligence Blog.