Several Democratic senators introduced a bill intended to stop companies from utilizing predictive technology to raise prices. Businesses are increasingly delegating important competitive decisions, including price-setting power, to artificial intelligence, algorithms, and other predictive technology software. Read more on the Duane Morris Artificial Intelligence Blog.
Comment Period Open for Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program Proposed Rule
On December 26, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program rule, which will impose comprehensive cybersecurity and compliance affirmation requirements on DoD contractors and subcontractors. Given that the eventual final rule could result in CMMC clauses in some DoD contracts as early as the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, interested parties are encouraged to submit comments on the proposed rule by February 26, 2024.
Ready the full Alert on the Duane Morris LLP website.
Benefits and Risks of AI in California’s Generative AI Report
Following Governor Newsom’s September 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, the California’s state administration released a report analyzing the potential benefits and risks surrounding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) within the state government (“Report”). This is the first of many steps called for under the Executive Order.
To read the full text of this post by Milagros Astesiano and Ariel Seidner, ,please visit the Duane Morris Artificial Intelligence Blog.
Emailgate — Here We Go Again!
Long before votes were cast for the 2016 Presidential election, this blogger discussed how Hillary Clinton’s government-related emails that were sent and received on private servers could become a thorn in her political side.
Why?
Because government records must be maintained as government records so, among other reasons, they can be open and available to public review. Indeed, laws like the Freedom of Information Act maintain that to have a vital and truly functioning democracy, those who govern must be accountable to the governed; the workings of government must be transparent pursuant to “sunshine” laws. Sunshine is the best disinfectant when it comes to government affairs. Continue reading “Emailgate — Here We Go Again!”
Talking Turkey: Is New Internet Law a Danger to Democracy?
Here in the United States, we are accustomed to freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of our Constitution.
Indeed, this freedom has been interpreted by the courts to include the freedom to speak freely on the Internet, even anonymously. (However, if such speech causes harm, it is possible that anonymity will be unmasked so that the victim of the speech can seek legal redress).
Unfortunately, other countries are not as open in terms of safeguarding the ability of people to speak their minds — and in this case, Turkey is among them.
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Twitter Transparency Reveals Government’s Social Media Demands
Is the information you post via social media of potential governmental interest? Probably not, but still, it’s possible.
To bring home the point, Twitter just issued its first Transparency Report. That report details the number of government demands it has received for user information in the first six months of 2012.
What do the numbers reveal?
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