Effective January 6, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed new export controls on geospatial imagery software that is used in areas including self-driving vehicles, drone navigation, remote sensing, and analysis of earth imagery. The new export control requires that an export license be obtained for software specially designed to automate the analysis of certain geospatial imagery. Companies that export this software should immediately take action to comply with…

In the latest issue of AI Outlook − a new DLA Piper publication that reports on the latest developments around artificial intelligence in Washington − we discuss the Trump Administration’s long-awaited guidelines governing how federal agencies should develop and use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The memorandum names a number of top priorities, including fairness and non-discrimination, transparency, flexibility, public trust and participation, sound science, and safety and security, as agencies draft and implement regulations on…

On December 19, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a federal agency within the Department of Commerce, released a study on demographic differentials for contemporary face recognition algorithms. The study describes and quantifies demographic differentials for contemporary face recognition algorithms. Essentially, the purpose of the study was to measure how accurately face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background. The results of the report are intended to inform policymakers and…

This issue of AI Outlook − a new DLA Piper publication that reports on the latest developments around artificial intelligence in Washington − we discuss next week’s House Oversight and Investigations Committee hearing, which will look into the national security implications of facial recognition technology. The hearing, tentatively set for the week of December 16, is the latest demonstration of Congressional interest in facial recognition technology and its public policy implications. Learn more in the …

Developments in technology are driving major change across all sectors and, in many cases, these changes are significantly impacting legal developments in a particular industry. In the past, pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigations typically commenced following major regulatory action by the US Food and Drug Administration, such as a label change or a product withdrawal. However, the increasing accessibility of real-world data, social media and post-marketing adverse event reporting has flipped the script:…

While artificial intelligence has become the new big thing in medtech, privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act have stayed the same. In this podcast, Medtech Insight interviews Danny Tobey to get a clearer picture of what companies need to know in order to avoid running afoul of HIPAA.…

On 10 October 2019 the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) released its regulatory strategy in relation to digitalization within the energy sector, after conducting a public consultation that concluded in May 2019. Digitalization in the consumer interest forms one of three key strategic policy areas in CEER’s 3D Strategy for 2019-2021 in response to the varying challenges and opportunities which have arisen due to digitalization within the sector. The strategy set out in the…