On August 29, California lawmakers passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), marking yet another major development in states’ efforts to regulate AI. The legislation, which draws on concepts from the White House’s 2023 AI Executive Order (“AI EO”), follows months of high-profile debate and amendments
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FCC Opens Applications for IoT Cybersecurity Labeling Roles
On September 11, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) opened the application window for entities seeking designation by the Commission as a Cybersecurity Labeling Administrator (“CLA”) and Lead Administrator. These roles will help administer the Commission’s voluntary Internet of Things (“IoT”) cybersecurity labeling program, covered in previous blog posts from August and March of…
California Enacts Digital Replica Laws as Congress Considers Federal Approach
Updated September 20, 2024. Originally posted September 11, 2024.
On September 17, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed two bills into law that limit the creation or use of “digital replicas,” making California the latest state to establish new protections for performers, artists, and other employees in response to the rise of AI-generated content. These…
FCC Adopts Initial Rules for Drone Operations
USDOT Releases Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment
On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the “USDOT”) announced the Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is intended to “accelerate the deployment” of vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) technology and support USDOT’s goal of establishing a comprehensive approach to roadway fatality reduction. The Plan states that…
European Commission Launches Consultation and Call for Expression of Interest on GPAI Code of Practice
By Stacy Young
On July 30, 2024, the European Commission announced the launch of a consultation on trustworthy general-purpose artificial intelligence (“GPAI”) models and an invitation to stakeholders to express their interest in participating in the drawing up of the first GPAI Code of Practice (the “Code”) under the newly passed EU AI Act (see our previous blog…
Quantum Computing: Developments in the UK and US
This update focuses on how growing quantum sector investment in the UK and US is leading to the development and commercialization of quantum computing technologies with the potential to revolutionize and disrupt key sectors. This is a fast-growing area that is seeing significant levels of public and private investment activity. We take a look at…
July 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order, National Cybersecurity Strategy, and AI Executive Order
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and subsequent blogs described the actions taken by various government agencies to implement…
ABA Publishes First Opinion on the Use of Generative AI in the Legal Profession
On July 29, 2024, the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released its first opinion regarding attorneys’ use of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”). The opinion, Formal Opinion 512 on Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (the “Opinion”), generally confirms what many have assumed: GenAI can be a valuable tool to enhance efficiency…
FCC Adopts Order Establishing Voluntary IoT Labeling Program
On July 30, 2024, the Federal Register published the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) Report and Order (the “Order”) creating a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices. As reported in our blog post issued shortly before the Order was approved on March 14, 2024, this program is intended to “provide consumers…