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The State Data Privacy Act: A Proposed Model State Privacy Bill
In our State Data Privacy Act, we set forth a compromise bill built on existing state laws that meaningfully protects privacy while encouraging innovation.
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California Legislative Session Roundup: Which Key Privacy and AI Bills Were Enacted and Which Were Vetoed?
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed many privacy and AI bills into law, but he also vetoed three major tech bills.
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It’s Time for Courts to Tackle AI Harms with Product Liability
After this past Supreme Court term, federal agencies' ability to regulate AI is up in the air. But AI regulatory efforts in Europe show us that agencies aren't the only way to regulate this technology. Our courts have a role to play too, and product …
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Safeguarding Democratic Elections in the Age of AI
As national elections approach in the United States, concerns about AI-generated robot calls and manipulated media have grown more urgent. The 2024 elections mark a pivotal moment in American history, as it stands as the first presidential election y…
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What U.S. Regulators can Learn from the EU AI Act
On March 13, the European Union Parliament passed the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act” or “the Act”), taking the penultimate step in a years-long legislative process. Originally proposed in early 2021, the sweeping, harms-based Act categ…
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Here Comes the Sun(shine Week): Celebrating Some EPIC Open Government Wins
In celebration of Sunshine Week, EPIC is highlighting some open government successes from the past year.
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Summary: What does the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act Actually Say?
Covering everything from ChatGPT to the systems used to build freight truck cabins, the European Union’s Proposed Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act” or “the Act”) is a piece of tech legislation rivaled only in scope by the GDPR. The swee…
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FTC’s Strong Rite Aid Enforcement Order Is a Warning to Companies Using Biometric AI Systems
In December, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Rite Aid over the pharmacy’s discriminatory use of facial recognition technology in its stores. Between 2012 and 2020, Rite Aid deployed facial recognition surveillance systems t…
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Assessing the Assessments: Maximizing the Effectiveness of CCPA Risk Assessments
With the support of the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, EPIC is launching our latest project in this field: Assessing the Assessments: Maximizing the Effectiveness of Algorithmic & Privacy Risk Assessments. Through this project, …
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NetChoice v. Bonta: The Case That Threatens the Future of Privacy
Last month, a California district court judge enjoined enforcement of the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, or AADC, based on a dangerously overbroad reading of the First Amendment. The weaponization of the constitution in NetChoice v. Bonta…
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Generative AI and Elections: The Approaching Train Wreck
If you already find parsing through election ads and campaign speeches to get to the truth difficult, just wait for what is ahead with a 2024 election season filled with generative AI generated ads. Misinformation and disinformation already exist in …