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Artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted in a broad set of industries, and is starting to reshape some of them, generating new opportunities and challenges, and raising novel legal issues. With the rapid evolution of AI technology and with legislators, regulators and industry leaders considering the appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks for AI, companies are facing an uncertain business, legal, and policy landscape.
Covington is particularly well placed to help clients realize the benefits of AI while managing these business, legal, and policy risks.
We have guided companies through the full lifecycle of AI applications, from the earliest stages of financing and development through implementation and beyond. Our clients include developers of general AI platforms and technologies, as well as developers and users of a wide range of more specific AI applications, including autonomous vehicles, conversational assistants, security systems and malware detection, personalized advertising and product recommendations, money laundering avoidance, and digital health.
More generally, Covington has a unique mix of regulatory, transactional, and litigation expertise that allows us to address AI-related issues wherever they arise, including in antitrust and competition law, data privacy and cybersecurity, e-discovery, intellectual property, M&A, financial services, digital health, class-action litigation, insurance recovery, government procurement, and public policy and government affairs.
We have provided AI-related counseling and advice in a wide range of industries, including technology, financial services, energy, consumer brands and retail, travel and transportation, healthcare, and life sciences.
Significant Government and Cross-Practice Experience
Our team includes lawyers with significant government experience, including a former Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, former Assistant Attorneys General from the Department of Justice and a Judge from the U.S. Court of Claims. In addition, clients active in the AI space benefit from our close coordination of our wide ranging regulatory practices. Our Public Policy practice also can advise on achieving legislative and regulatory goals. Our corporate lawyers handle financing, M&A, ventures, and other commercial transactions. And our deep bench of litigators with significant trial experience can assist with disputes around the world.
Advising Global Service Provider on Financial Services Project
Advising a global service provider on a project that sits at the intersection of tech advisory and trade controls, including on the use of AI tools by financial services providers.
Advising a Leading Global Technology Trade Association
Advising a leading global technology trade association and its members on the application of existing U.S. anti-discrimination laws to artificial intelligence systems.
Advising Leading Global Technology Service Provider and Trade Association
Advising a leading global technology service provider and a global technology trade association on ethics guidelines published by the EU High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence.
Advising Leading Global Technology Service Provider and Trade Association on Ethics Guidelines
Advising a leading global technology service provider and a global technology trade association on ethics guidelines published by the EU High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence.
Assist a Global Cloud Services Provider in Drafting AI Analysis
Assist a global cloud services provider in drafting analysis assessing the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence in the manufacturing sector and the policy and regulatory issues that such uses may raise.
Assist Online Services Provider in Assessing Applications of EU Competition Law
Assist a leading online services provider in assessing possible applications of EU competition law to uses of artificial intelligence and data analytics by dominant firms.
Advising an Emerging Technology Company on Wireless Charging Patent
Advising an emerging technology company on the in-licensing of wireless charging patents and other intellectual property from a UK university.
Advised UK-based Clinical AI Company Sensyne Health
Advised Sensyne Health, a UK-based clinical AI company, on: a collaboration with Bayer to analyze patient data from the UK National Health Service using Sensyne’s clinical artificial intelligence platform and apply the findings to Bayer’s cardiovascular disease pipeline; Jefferson Health to evaluate the clinical and commercial potential of its GDm-Health™ system in the United States; novel strategic research and data processing; and agreements with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Advised BenevolentAI on its $90 million Equity Investment from Temasek
Advised BenevolentAI, which creates and applies AI and machine learning to transform the way medicines are discovered and developed, on its $90 million equity investment from Temasek, a Singapore-headquartered investment company.
AI Data Privacy
Advising AI providers on the privacy implications of collecting and using large datasets of consumer data (including text, voice, and biometric information) to develop, train, and improve their AI solutions.
AI Algorithms and Services Cybersecurity
Advising a software company and other high-tech companies on the integrity and security of AI algorithms and services.
Retail Sector Analytics AI
Advising retailers on the design and implementation of data analytics solutions utilizing AI.
AI Technology Trade Controls
Advising a technology client on potential risks for violations of trade control laws and other criminal activity by AI technologies.
Conversational Assistants
Represented a client on data privacy and security issues raised in connection with its acquisition of a voice and chat assistant conversational AI company.
Digital Health AI
Advising regulated pharmaceutical and device companies on the use of AI for digital health services.
AI Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Coverage and Litigation
Advising a client in identifying and providing solutions to gaps in coverage relating to AI use and risk, including with respect to AI used for autonomous vehicles.
Government Contracts AI
Provided training to clients on AI and its impact in the government space.
Autonomous Vehicles AI Technology
Advising a tech company on a joint venture for the development of autonomous vehicles AI technology.
E-commerce Competition
Representing a global online service on competition issues raised by the use of AI to better respond to consumers.
Counseling on Potential Tort Claims for AI Technologies
Advising providers of AI technologies in assessing the risk of tort and other legal claims.
Autonomous Vehicles AI Technology
We assist clients developing artificial intelligence technologies for autonomous vehicles. Matters have included advising a tech company on a joint venture for the development of autonomous vehicles AI technology. Separately, we assisted a client with a standard essential patents/essentiality complaint before the EU and national courts in the automotive/wider driverless car sector.
Insurance Coverage for AI, Autonomous Vehicles, and Other IoT Products
We advise clients on closing insurance gaps associated with new technologies. Matters have included advising a client in identifying and providing solutions to gaps in coverage relating to AI use and risk, including with respect to AI used for autonomous vehicles. We help policyholders recover insurance—both in the U.S. and abroad—for a wide variety of claims, including mass-tort liabilities, property and business interruption losses, marine, and D&O, E&O, and many other types of exposures.
Advising a Pharmaceutical Company on a Collaboration with an Emerging Technology Company
Advising a pharmaceutical company on a collaboration with an emerging technology company for the development, licensing and commercialization of a connected drug delivery device.
Advising a Leading Health Service Provider on a Collaboration with an NHS Trust
Advising a leading health service provider on a collaboration with an NHS Trust to collaborate on the development of a range of AI-driven digital health solutions for patients.
Advising the AI Business of a Multinational Technology Company on Using Personal Data
Advising the AI business of a major American multinational technology company on using personal data to train machines and related copyright issues, and issues around bias.
Advising Client Efforts in Analysis of Patient Information
Advising clients in the life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors on collaborations with hospitals and hospital systems in respect of the analysis of patient information, including: advising on laws and regulations governing the collection and use of patient information; structuring, negotiating and drafting collaboration agreements between life sciences and technology companies; advising on data-driven revenue models; drafting and negotiating data processing agreements under GDPR and business associate agreements under HIPAA; advising on the regulation of the provision of healthcare services.
July 6, 2020, Inside Tech Media
On June 4, 2020, Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) introduced the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act. This bipartisan bill would create a task force to propose a roadmap for developing and sustaining a national research cloud for AI. The cloud would help provide researchers with access ...
June 26, 2020, Covington Alert
On June 15, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the launch of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (“NHTSA”) Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (“AV TEST”) Initiative, a voluntary data-sharing initiative intended to improve safety, testing, and transparency of automated vehicle (“AV”) ...
June 11, 2020, Inside Tech Media
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the digital transition and the adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices in many areas of society. While there has been significant focus on leveraging this technology to fight the pandemic, the technology also will have broader and longer-term benefits. As the New York Times...… ...
June 10, 2020, Covington Alert
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the digital transition and the adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices in many areas of society. While there has been significant focus on leveraging this technology to fight the pandemic, the technology also will have broader and longer-term benefits. As the New York Times has ...
June 9, 2020, Inside Tech Media
On June 2, 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (“CNIL”) published a paper on algorithmic discrimination prepared by the French independent administrative authority known as “Défenseur des droits”. The paper is divided into two parts: the first part discusses how algorithms can lead to discriminatory outcomes, and the second part includes recommendations on ...
June 9, 2020, Inside Privacy
On June 2, 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (“CNIL”) published a paper on algorithmic discrimination prepared by the French independent administrative authority known as “Défenseur des droits”. The paper is divided into two parts: the first part discusses how algorithms can lead to discriminatory outcomes, and the second part includes recommendations on ...
June 4, 2020, Inside Tech Media
In February 2020, the Trump Administration released the American Artificial Intelligence Initiative’s One Year Annual Report, detailing the Administration’s progress since launching its “American Artificial Intelligence Initiative” by signing Executive Order 13859 on February 11, 2019. The Administration’s Report highlights areas where it identifies progress in ...
June 4, 2020, Inside Tech Media
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is expanding in many industries and could add approximately $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Many organizations, both public and private, have invested substantial resources in AI research and development (R&D). The United States, the European Union, Canada, China and many other countries have developed, or are ...
June 2, 2020, Inside Tech Media
On May 28, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a meeting of the G7 Science & Technology (S&T) Ministers to collaborate on COVID-19 response and recovery. The G7 S&T Ministers emerged from the meeting with a declaration, in which they expressed their intent to: Enhance cooperation on shared COVID-19 research...… Continue Reading
June 2, 2020, Covington Digital Health
On May 28, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a meeting of the G7 Science & Technology (S&T) Ministers to collaborate on COVID-19 response and recovery. The G7 S&T Ministers emerged from the meeting with a declaration, in which they expressed their intent to: Enhance cooperation on shared COVID-19 research...… Continue Reading
May 30, 2020, Inside Tech Media
The COVID-19 pandemic has created both speed bumps and accelerants for connected and automated vehicle (“CAV”) developments in the United States. In our Quarterly Update earlier this month, we covered recent legislative and regulatory activity around CAVs, both specifically targeted efforts and those impacting AI and IoT technologies generally. Although some ...
May 21, 2020, Inside Tech Media
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played an important role in battling COVID-19 since the initial outbreak: HealthMap – an AI tool from Boston Children’s Hospital that scans news reports, social media, and other data for signs of disease outbreaks – first sounded the international alarm after picking up reports of an emerging virus in Wuhan, China....… Continue ...
May 20, 2020, Covington Digital Health
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played an important role in battling COVID-19 since the initial outbreak: HealthMap – an AI tool from Boston Children’s Hospital that scans news reports, social media, and other data for signs of disease outbreaks – first sounded the international alarm after picking up reports of an emerging virus in Wuhan, China....… Continue ...
May 15, 2020, Inside Tech Media
Policymakers and other stakeholders continue to promote the development and adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) worldwide. For example, the European Commission recently released a white paper describing a proposed framework for regulating AI. In the United States, lawmakers have considered AI legislation and President Trump signed an Executive Order on AI ...
May 13, 2020, Inside Tech Media
NHSX recently published “A Buyer’s Checklist for AI in Health and Care” (Guidance) that sets out 10 key questions which will be of use to parties deploying AI solutions or conducting data driven projects (in a health and care setting or otherwise). For example, the Guidance highlights: key data-related considerations, such as can the outcome...… Continue Reading
May 13, 2020, Covington Digital Health
NHSX recently published “A Buyer’s Checklist for AI in Health and Care” (Guidance) that sets out 10 key questions which will be of use to parties deploying AI solutions or conducting data driven projects (in a health and care setting or otherwise). For example, the Guidance highlights: key data-related considerations, such as can the outcome...… Continue Reading
May 7, 2020, Covington Alert
Though it seems like the distant past now, in this update we detail the notable legislative events from the first quarter of 2020 on artificial intelligence (“AI”), the Internet of Things (“IoT”), cybersecurity as it relates to AI and IoT, and connected and autonomous vehicles (“CAVs”). Prior to the slowdown in non-COVID related legislation that accompanied the ...
May 1, 2020, Inside Privacy
Trustworthy AI has garnered attention from policymakers and other stakeholders around the globe. How can organizations operationalize trustworthy AI for Covid-19 and other AI applications, as the legal landscape continues to evolve? Lee Tiedrich and Lala R. Qadir share ten steps in this article with Law360. For more information about AI, please see our “AI ...
May 1, 2020, Covington Digital Health
Artificial intelligence (AI) is burgeoning in many industries, including healthcare. As the legal landscape around AI continues to evolve, how can organizations operationalize trustworthy AI applications? Lee Tiedrich and Lala R. Qadir share ten steps in this article with Law360. For more information about AI, please see our “AI Toolkit.”… Continue Reading
April 28, 2020, Global Policy Watch
Lee Tiedrich, B.J. Altvater, and James Yoon recently published an article summarizing recent developments in artificial intelligence law and policy on the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Regulatory Review. The article primarily focuses on developments in the United States, including the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act introduced by ...
April 28, 2020, Covington Digital Health
Lee Tiedrich, B.J. Altvater, and James Yoon recently published an article summarizing recent developments in artificial intelligence law and policy on the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Regulatory Review. The article primarily focuses on developments in the United States, including the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act introduced by ...
April 25, 2020, Covington Digital Health
As we anticipated in a previous blog post, on April 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued new guidelines on the use of location data and contact tracing apps in the context of the present COVID-19 pandemic. The EDPB’s new guidelines complement and build on similar guidance previously issued by the Board itself (see here, here and here), ...
April 14, 2020, Covington Digital Health
On April 8, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a blog post about the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and algorithms in automated decisionmaking. The blog highlighted the potentially great benefits and risks presented by increasingly sophisticated technologies, particularly in the “Health AI” space. However, it also emphasized that ...
April 3, 2020, Global Policy Watch
The rapid spread of COVID-19, along with the effectiveness of existing public health response plans and the impacts of social distancing on the economy, have raised the question of how new technology can be used to address and manage the pandemic. On April 1, 2020, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence hosted “COVID-19 and...… ...
April 3, 2020, Covington Digital Health
The rapid spread of COVID-19, along with the effectiveness of existing public health response plans and the impacts of social distancing on the economy, have raised the question of how new technology can be used to address and manage the pandemic. On April 1, 2020, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence hosted “COVID-19 and...… ...
March 27, 2020, Covington Digital Health
The COVID-19 crisis is demonstrating the potential of digital health technology to manage some of our greatest public health challenges. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued a call to action for technology companies to help the science community answer high-priority scientific questions related to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease ...
March 11, 2020, Inside Privacy
On February 10, 2020, the UK Government’s Committee on Standards in Public Life* (the “Committee”) published its Report on Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards (the “Report”). The Report examines potential opportunities and hurdles in the deployment of AI in the public sector, including how such deployment may implicate the “Seven Principles of Public ...
March 11, 2020, Covington Digital Health
On February 10, 2020, the UK Government’s Committee on Standards in Public Life* (the “Committee”) published its Report on Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards (the “Report”). The Report examines potential opportunities and hurdles in the deployment of AI in the public sector, including how such deployment may implicate the “Seven Principles of Public ...
March 9, 2020, Inside Privacy
In this final instalment of our series of blogs on the European Commission’s plans for AI and data, announced on 19 February 2020, we discuss some potential effects on companies in the digital health sector. As discussed in our previous blog posts (here, here and here), the papers published by the European Commission cover broad...… Continue Reading
March 3, 2020, Inside Privacy
In November 2019, the Council of Europe’s* Committee of Experts on Human Rights of Automated Data Processing and Different Forms of Artificial Intelligence (the “Committee”) finalized its draft recommendations on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems (the “Draft Recommendations’’). The Draft Recommendations, which are non-binding, set out guidelines ...
February 28, 2020, Inside Privacy
On 19 February 2020, the new European Commission published two Communications relating to its five-year digital strategy: one on shaping Europe’s digital future, and one on its European strategy for data (the Commission also published a white paper proposing its strategy on AI; see our previous blogs here and here). In both Communications, the Commission...… ...
February 28, 2020, Inside Privacy
The European Commission, as part of the launch of its digital strategy for the next five years, published on 19 February 2020 a White Paper On Artificial Intelligence – A European approach to excellence and trust (the “White Paper”). (See our previous blog here for a summary of all four of the main papers published...… Continue Reading
February 20, 2020, Inside Privacy
On 19 February 2020, the European Commission presented its long-awaited strategies for data and AI. These follow Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment upon taking office to put forward legislative proposals for a “coordinated European approach to the human and ethical implications of AI” within the new Commission’s first 100 days. Although the ...
February 19, 2020, Inside Privacy
On February 14, 2020, California State Assembly Member Ed Chau introduced the Automated Decision Systems Accountability Act of 2020, which would require any business in California that provides a person with a program or device that uses an “automated decision system” (“ADS”) to establish processes to “continually test for biases during the development and ...
AI and Attorney Obligations Are Still Outpacing the Law
February 4, 2020, Legaltech News
Lee Tiedrich spoke with Legaltech News about lawyers’ obligations pertaining to the law and artificial intelligence. Ms. Tiedrich indicated that much like the internet in the 1990s, the growth of technologies such as AI continues to outstrip the development of the law. The lack of absolute regulatory clarity raises the stakes for organizations. “You need to be ...
January 27, 2020, Inside Privacy
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has released Version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework. This voluntary framework aims to provide organizations with strategies to improve their privacy practices, build customer trust, and fulfill compliance obligations. It is designed to be flexible and non-prescriptive, allowing ...
January 24, 2020, Covington Alert
U.S. federal policymakers continued to focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the fourth quarter of 2019, including by introducing substantive bills that would regulate the use of such technology and by supporting bills aimed at further study of how such technology may impact different sectors. In our fourth AI & IoT ...
ICO hits electronics retailer with maximum pre-GDPR fine
January 10, 2020, Global Data Review
Daniel Cooper is quoted in Global Data Review regarding the UK ICO’s decision to fine DSG Retail £500,000 under pre-GDPR data protection law. The fine stems from the company being compromised by a cyberattack affecting at least 14 million people. Mr. Cooper says, “the ICO's imposition of a maximum fine appears due, in part, to the fact that it felt DSG should ...
January 9, 2020, Global Data Review
Daniel Cooper spoke with Global Data Review about the European Commission’s recommended changes to artificial intelligence liability rules. Mr. Cooper says the commission is keen to stress that the conclusions drawn from the report remain those of the expert group only. “One has to assume that the commission wants to be careful to test the waters first and gauge ...
December 13, 2019, Legaltech News
Lee Tiedrich is quoted in Legaltech News regarding the continued use of artificial intelligence, despite ethics concerns. Ms. Tiedrich says that companies could put in “good governance processes to manage the [AI] product design, development and implementation in accordance with their ethnical principles.” She also noted that to limit bias, it is also necessary ...
October 21, 2019, Covington Alert
Federal policymakers continued to focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the second quarter of 2019, including by introducing substantive bills that would regulate the use of such technology and by supporting bills aimed at further study of how such technology may impact different sectors. In our third AI & IoT Quarterly ...
October 9, 2019, Global Policy Watch
On September 26, 2019, the FDA issued two revised guidance documents addressing its evolving approach to the regulation of digital health technologies. These guidances primarily describe when digital health solutions will or will not be actively regulated by FDA as a medical device. In parallel, FDA also updated four previously final guidance documents to ...
September 23, 2019, Bloomberg Law
Lee Tiedrich recently participated in the “AI and the Rule of Law Roundtable” in Athens and spoke with Bloomberg Law about with the event, which was , focused on ensuring that AI tech works as intended—and that those who implement and operate such systems are competent to do so. Ms. Tiedrich says, “Although the Roundtable participants came from different ...
September-October 2019, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
July 17, 2019, Global Policy Watch
Earlier this year, the White House issued an Executive Order on AI mandating that the National Institute of Standards and Technology develop a guide to federal engagement on AI technical standards. While the federal government’s actions have understandably garnered significant attention, state and local governments are also undertaking preliminary efforts to ...
July 17, 2019, Covington Alert
Federal and state policymakers continued to focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the second quarter of 2019, including by introducing both substantive measures that would regulate the use of the technology and by supporting funding bills aimed at increasing investment. In our second AI & IoT Quarterly Legislative Update, ...
Wanted: Lawyers Who Understand AI
July 9, 2019, Wall Street Journal
Lindsey Tonsager is quoted in the Wall Street Journal regarding the initiative to increase artificial intelligence legal practices. Ms. Tonsager says data is the fuel that drives artificial intelligence, but it can come with legal restrictions. Companies acquiring datasets need to be sure their contracts give them the right to use the data to train algorithms. ...
June 27, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO—The Daily Journal has named Lindsey Tonsager to its 2019 “Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyers,” recognizing the top artificial intelligence lawyers in California. Ms. Tonsager co-chairs the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative, which is a cross-functional practice advising companies developing or utilizing AI technologies. She is advising ...
April 30, 2019, Covington Alert
Federal and state policymakers introduced a range of new measures on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”) in the first quarter of 2019. In our initial AI & IoT Quarterly Legislative Update, we detail the notable legislative events from this quarter on AI, IoT, cybersecurity as it relates to AI and IoT, and connected and autonomous ...
Connected and Automated Vehicles Webinar Series: Levering Data in a Connected World
April 18, 2019
This webinar covered such topics as: Securing rights to use data created by connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); Key elements of a data strategy for connected and autonomous vehicles; the data risks involved with CAVs including privacy, cybersecurity, and law enforcement; and best practices in negotiating commercial agreements involving data.
Chancery Tosses Derivative Suit Over Uber-Ottomotto Deal
April 1, 2019, Law360
We secured an important win for Uber in a case involving an investor’s derivative lawsuit.
March 26, 2019, Legaltech News
Sarah Wilson spoke with Legaltech News about the legal liability of autonomous cars. Ms. Wilson says, “It’ll be a more complicated liability analysis when a car is fully autonomous and there is an accident, because you’ll have to figure out who is all at fault, or which system is at fault [or] if it’s [the] hardware or software.”
March 20, 2019, Global Policy Watch
Artificial intelligence is your new insurance claims agent. For years, insurance companies have used “InsurTech” AI to underwrite risk. But until recently, the use of AI in claims handling was only theoretical. No longer. The advent of AI claims handling creates new risks for policyholders, but it also creates new opportunities for resourceful policyholders to ...
Connected and Automated Vehicles Webinar Series: What's Going on with U.S. Law and Regulations?
February 27, 2019
The webinar covered such topics as federal regulations affecting connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), with a focus on NHTSA, the FAA, the FCC, and CFIUS review; where Congress stands on CAV legislation, including the AV START Act, the SELF-DRIVE Act, and infrastructure legislation; state-level legislative, regulatory, and policy developments, with a closer ...
February 22, 2019, Global Policy Watch
Last week, the Commerce Department officially named the 25 individuals appointed to the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. This announcement is the latest in a series of steps that the Trump Administration has taken to implement its workforce policy agenda. With the Advisory Board set to begin work, it is a good time to assess...… Continue Reading
February 14, 2019, Global Policy Watch
On February 12, 2019 the Department of Defense released a summary and supplementary fact sheet of its artificial intelligence strategy (“AI Strategy”). The AI Strategy has been a couple of years in the making as the Trump administration has scrutinized the relative investments and advancements in artificial intelligence by the United States, its allies and...… ...
February 6, 2019, Cov Africa
Africa’s Growth Prospects. Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 3.8 percent in 2019, which is a significant improvement over last year’s regional growth rate of 2.6 percent. Excluding the continent’s largest economies (Angola, Nigeria and South Africa), which are growing collectively at an average of 2.5 percent, the aggregate growth ...
February 6, 2019
NEW YORK—Covington has advised Sensyne Health, the British clinical AI technology company, on its agreement with Jefferson Health to evaluate the clinical and commercial potential of its GDm-Health™ system in the United States. GDm-Health is a direct patient-to-clinician blood glucose monitoring management system specifically designed for the management of ...
January-February 2019, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
November 15, 2018
PALO ALTO—Covington advised Standard Cognition, which provides artificial intelligence-powered autonomous checkout solutions for brick and mortar retailers, in raising a $40 million round of Series A Preferred Stock investment. Available to any retailer, the Standard Cognition solution allows consumers to shop and pay without waiting in line, scanning, or ...
November 5, 2018, Legaltech News
Lee Tiedrich spoke with Legaltech News regarding a recent survey on the legal and regulatory risks of artificial intelligence. Ms. Tiedrich suggested clients take a global perspective when assessing what laws are relevant to a particular AI program. She notes that artificial intelligence is not limited to a single jurisdiction, and clients should seek advice on ...
August 30, 2018, Global Policy Watch
On Friday August 24, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register: The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (“Proposed Rule”). 83 Fed. Reg. 42817. The long-anticipated rulemaking ...
August 17, 2018
LONDON—Covington has advised Sensyne Health on medical device regulatory and data protection matters in connection with its £60 million IPO on London’s AIM market. The firm also represented Sensyne Health in negotiating strategic research and data processing agreements with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Oxford University ...
August 13, 2018, Global Policy Watch
On July 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) published comments it received from a wide array of tech and telecom companies, trade groups, civil society, academia, and others regarding its “international Internet policy priorities for 2018 and beyond.” NTIA’s Office of International ...
July 16, 2018, Global Policy Watch
China has set out on an ambitious agenda of aiming to become the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. Policy experiments for a critical part of China’s AI development strategy, and to that end multiple government think tanks have set out formulating standards that may impact AI innovation in China. The China Electronics Standardization...… Continue ...
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
July 6, 2018, Law360
Lee Tiedrich's comments from the U.S.-China AI Tech Summit are highlighted in this Law360 article providing a roundup of the top corporate news stories from the past week. According to Tiedrich, there’s a recognition that the new technology brings new legal challenges.
July 2, 2018, The Recorder
Lee Tiedrich recently spoke at the U.S.-China AI Tech Summit and is quoted by The Recorder in an article examining the pros and cons of introducing AI into the judicial process. According to Tiedrich, AI in the justice system also implicates questions of transparency and intellectual property. In cases where it’s alleged that AI perpetuates hiring discrimination ...
July 2, 2018, Law360
Lee Tiedrich recently spoke at the U.S.-China AI Tech Summit to discuss "AI in the Law" and is quoted in a Law360 article. According to Tiedrich, there is a recognition that the new technology brings new legal challenges. “One issue that’s been getting a lot of attention in the United States is whether and to what extent AI applications need to provide ...
April 12, 2018, The Recorder
The Recorder highlights the arrival of Suzanne Bell to Covington's Technology Transactions practice. Bell says she was attracted to the firm's strong regulatory practice given the increased intersection between the technology sector and government regulations. Bell adds that she is looking forward to using her experience in technology transactions to assist ...
The Technology Bank
March 26, 2018, Cov Africa
Artificial intelligence and big data are some of the new technologies dominating discourse in 2018. These technologies are expected to change the way that we travel, learn, and transact. However, this forecast is less clear for the least developed countries (LDCs). According to a United Nations study, science and technology and resource and development ...
GDPR drives global privacy compliance now, but still unclear whether it will become de facto global standard, experts say
March 23, 2018, MLex
Lindsey Tonsager recently spoke at the BCLT Privacy Law Forum in Silicon Valley is quoted in an mLex article discussing whether GDPR will automatically become a global privacy standard. Tonsager said that working with companies that depend on AI technology to become compliant with the GDPR “is incredibly, incredibly challenging." Commenting on modifications to ...
What Is a Robot (Under EU Law)?
January 2018, The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Policy: Issues associated with collecting vast amounts of data and developing AI platforms
November 28, 2017, IoT Data & AI Summit
November 10, 2017
BRUSSELS—Politico has named Covington partner Miranda Cole to its “2017 Women Who Shape Brussels” list, a group of “20 powerhouses driving debates and influencing policy in 2017.” In its profile of Ms. Cole, the publication highlights her defense of leading technology clients, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Verizon, before the European Commission. Politico ...
November-December 2019, Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Law
