The senior leadership that will be responsible for white collar enforcement under the Biden Administration is starting to crystalize. In January 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced several key nominations for the US Department of Justice (DOJ), including DC Circuit Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney General, veteran prosecutor Lisa
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Using technology to address compliance
By Ricardo Caiado Lima and Ana Júlia Andrade Vaz de Lima
Companies have quickly adjusted to the new reality of sustaining a remote workplace. The use of technology has become even more essential to maintaining business operations as businesses look to digital tools to keep corporate activities going at a
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Podcast: Developing AI tech can mean walking through a patient privacy minefield
By Danny Tobey
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
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AI in Government Act advances in US Senate
By: Tony Samp and Steven R. Phillips
A proposal intended to improve the use of AI across the federal government cleared an important legislative hurdle on November 6 as the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee approved the AI in Government Act of 2019 (S 1363).
The measure, introduced
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Introducing AI Outlook, a new update on AI legislation
By Tony Samp and Steven R. Phillips
As breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and related technologies continue to advance quickly, lawmakers in Congress and federal regulatory agencies are increasingly focused on enacting policies to govern these disruptive innovations.
In the first six months of the 116th Congress, more than 20 separate
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Cybercriminals’ use of AI brings new risks to financial security
As AI systems have evolved and become more sophisticated, the risk of fraud targeting corporations and consumers has increased. In a recent cybercrime case, artificial intelligence-based software was used to pressure the CEO of a UK-based energy company to transfer funds to what he believed was an outside supplier.
The CEO, who believed he was speaking on the phone to his boss, was asked to send the money − $243,000 − to a Hungarian supplier within an hour.
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The states look at autonomous vehicles
US regulation of autonomous vehicles remains nascent and dispersed. This fragmented environment means that states have emerged as important laboratories of democracy. Since 2011, when Nevada became the first state to authorize the operation of autonomous vehicles, more than 30 states have enacted legislation or issued
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AI – top tips for the board
Compliments of our colleague Imran Syed, Legal Director, IPT London.
As a new era of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies emerges, companies in almost every industry are exploring how they can use AI to drive improvements to their business. After all, the commercial gains are tantalizing, offering businesses a better understanding of their operations and their customers than ever before, as well opportunities for significant cost reduction and quality improvement.
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Artificial Intelligence: What we have seen so far in 2019 and what is to come…
Implementation of artificial intelligence has risen significantly in the last year, impacting platforms, tools and applications around the world, in fields as diverse as healthcare, retail, agriculture and more.
As an increasing number of industries begin opting for solutions based on machine learning, here are seven of the top AI
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Introducing our new series, PropTech in the United States – where we’re heading
Part 1 – Blockchain-based smart contracts and transactions automation
The traditional real estate industry is being reshaped by the emergence of blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. These technologies help real estate “incumbents” execute transactions more efficiently and consistently. But this is only a small part of
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