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Jan 15, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Ken Kumayama |Stuart D. Levi |William Ridgway
Key Points President-elect Trump appointed David Sacks, a venture capitalist, as the White House AI and crypto czar. The Trump administration is likely to adopt a light regulatory approach to AI development and deployment, and may repeal some or all of President Biden’s executive order on AI, as was promised in the Republican Party platform.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Ken Kumayama |Pramode Chiruvolu
AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabCompaniesSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLPNovember 11, 2024 - Generative AI (GenAI) models — which produce new content based on training data — have recently become increasingly important to the advancement of commercial technologies.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Ken Kumayama |Pramode Chiruvolu
(November 11, 2024) - Ken D. Kumayama and Pramode Chiruvolu of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss intellectual property protections relating to GenAI, including recent trends and developments suggesting that patents may be critical to protecting GenAI innovations. Generative AI (GenAI) models — which produce new content based on training data — have recently become increasingly important to the advancement of commercial technologies.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ken Kumayama |Stuart D. Levi |William Ridgway |David Simon |Nicola Kerr-Shaw |Susanne Werry | +1 more
Key PointsAs AI systems become more complex, companies are increasingly exposed to reputational, financial and legal risks from developing and deploying AI systems that do not function as intended or that yield problematic outcomes. The risks of AI, and the legal and regulatory obligations, differ across industries, and depend on whether the company is the developer of an AI system or an entity that deploys it.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Ken Kumayama |Pramode Chiruvolu
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo August 15, 2024 - With the release of ChatGPT, an era of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) began, and along with it, a spectrum of genAI models — from open to closed — has emerged.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Ken Kumayama |Pramode Chiruvolu
(August 15, 2024) - Ken D. Kumayama and Pramode Chiruvolu of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss the benefits, drawbacks and legal risks that come with the "openness" of various components of genAI models. With the release of ChatGPT, an era of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) began, and along with it, a spectrum of genAI models — from open to closed — has emerged.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Sebastian Barling |Ken Kumayama |Nicola Kerr-Shaw
Executive SummaryAs implementation of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) approaches, financial market participants and their technology service providers (both in and out of Europe) face a critical compliance deadline. The new law will significantly impact financial entities and directly and indirectly affect information and communications technology (ICT) service providers.
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May 13, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alistair Ho |Ken Kumayama |Stuart D. Levi
Rather than specifically regulating artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government has opted to rely on the existing web of laws and regulations applying to technology across a spectrum of sectors in its jurisdiction. But with this pro-innovation, principles-based approach comes questions that have remained unanswered. Many relate to the application of UK data privacy laws and how AI technology compliance can truly be achieved.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
reuters.com | Ken Kumayama |Pramode Chiruvolu
Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo April 10, 2024 - Companies need to adapt their procurement playbooks (Playbooks) to the rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features and functionality into the tools their teams procure.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Anthony Dreyer |Ken Kumayama |Stuart D. Levi
Tennessee has enacted the Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which aims to protect individuals from the use of their persona in connection with “deepfakes” (i.e., fake content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) that a user is likely to mistakenly believe is legitimate).
