23 Apr, 2024 The State of AI in 2024 in 15 Graphs By Austin Kim This IEEE Spectrum article neatly summarizes trends and recent developments within artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, highlighting...
16 Apr, 2024 American Privacy Rights Act Unveiled: Applies to More Entities Than Any Current State Privacy Law By Steve Millendorf The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was unveiled on April 7, 2024 and has a long way to go before becoming law. But if it does become...
04 Apr, 2024 U.S. Patent Office Punishes Applicants For Long Examinations By Paul Hunter The new fee proposals from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office have one thing in common: encouraging applicants to have quick examinations...
15 Mar, 2024 Is Prompt Engineering a Passing Fad or Will It Become a Permanent Fixture? By Austin Kim Since the emergence of ChatGPT in fall 2022, prompt engineering has become a widespread practice, with guides and advice proliferating...
11 Mar, 2024 European Commission's Use of Microsoft 365 Violates GDPR By Steve Millendorf You know it's bad when an entity you authorized says you violated the law that you helped enact. The European Data Protection Supervisor...
04 Mar, 2024 All sound and fury, signifying nothing By Patrick Daugherty About SEC v. Wahi: A win by default isn't much of a "win." Judge Lin misstated the core holding of SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. because she...
27 Feb, 2024 International Coalition of Government Cybersecurity Agencies Jointly Release Advisory on Russia Foreign Intelligence Service Hacking Activities By Steve Millendorf The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and other international agencies responsible for cybersecurity released a joint...
21 Feb, 2024 KPMG Patents its AI Tool for Transfer Pricing By Paul Hunter KPMG claims that its recently-obtained patent (U.S. Patent 11,720,842) enhances the historically tedious and error-prone transfer pricing...
13 Feb, 2024 Bacteria killing viruses spur innovation of superbug infection therapies By Oyvind Dahle The moving story of a scientist saving her husband from a deadly drug-resistant superbug memorialized in “The Perfect Predator: A...
12 Feb, 2024 California proposes the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Systems Act to regulate AI By Steve Millendorf California State Senator Wiener proposed SB 1047 to regulate the risks associated with AI. The bill, if enacted, would require AI...
12 Feb, 2024 California state appeals court restores California Privacy Protection Agency's power to enforce regulations By Steve Millendorf While they would have otherwise been enforceable in about two months anyway, a California state appeals court has ruled that the...
07 Feb, 2024 Harnessing AI in the Food & Beverage World Requires Keeping Legal Risks In Mind By Chris Cain As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, industries across the board are finding innovative ways to leverage...
07 Feb, 2024 U.S. Patent Office Issues Guidance on Use of AI in Legal Proceedings By Paul Hunter Director Kathi Vidal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently gave some basic guidelines when discussing the use...
02 Feb, 2024 California Legislature Proposes Modifications to CCPA for Children Under 18 By Steve Millendorf The California legislature has proposed what appears to be the first bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since...
01 Feb, 2024 Banking and Tech Most Impacted by AI By Paul Hunter Having AI handle human work could result in big savings for banks and technology companies. Research estimates that banks and some...
31 Jan, 2024 U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Shuts Down Chinese Hackers Targeting U.S. Infrastructure By Steve Millendorf FBI Director Christopher Wray announced today that the FBI has shut down an attempt by Chinese-backed hackers to disrupt U.S. critical...