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EU Reaches Agreement on New “AI Act”: The World’s First Comprehensive AI Law

Dec 12, 2023 | lexblog.com | Steven P. Farmer |Tony PHillips |Tony Phillips |Scott Morton |Mark Booth

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a new comprehensive regulation governing AI, known as the “AI Act,” late on Friday night (December 8, 2023). While the final agreed text has not yet been published, we have summarized what are understood to be some of the key aspects of the agreement. Continue Reading →
Leading Generative AI Companies Commit to Voluntary White House Guidelines | JD Supra

Aug 4, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Elizabeth Vella Moeller |Lee Petro |Tony Phillips

These guidelines serve as an interim measure until official legislation is passed by Congress. TAKEAWAYS On July 21, the Biden Administration announced that prominent generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies, including Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft and Google, voluntarily committed to a new set of guidelines promising to develop their AI technologies responsibly and safely.
One to Watch: Has the Ninth Circuit Turned on Section 230? | JD Supra

Jul 25, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Tony Phillips

July 25, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: TAKEAWAYS Ninth Circuit precedent protects information service providers from liability arising from user-generated content, including when classifying user characteristics as part of platform design or providing neutral tools that users later use to engage in “unlawful or illicit conduct.” In Vargas, the court concluded that defendant Facebook Inc. could be responsible as a co-developer of housing ads wrongfully...
One To Watch: Has The Ninth Circuit Turned On Section 230?

Jul 24, 2023 | mondaq.com | Tony Phillips

TAKEAWAYS Ninth Circuit precedent protects information service providers from liability arising from user-generated content, including when classifying user characteristics as part of platform design or providing neutral tools that users later use to engage in "unlawful or illicit conduct." In Vargas, the court concluded that defendant Facebook Inc.
One to Watch: Has the Ninth Circuit Turned on Section 230?

Jul 20, 2023 | pillsburylaw.com | Tony Phillips

Takeaways Ninth Circuit precedent protects information service providers from liability arising from user-generated content, including when classifying user characteristics as part of platform design or providing neutral tools that users later use to engage in “unlawful or illicit conduct.” In Vargas, the court concluded that defendant Facebook Inc.
Will Generative AI Create A Break In The Impenetrable Wall That Is Section 230?

Jun 20, 2023 | mondaq.com | Tony Phillips

Takeaways Notwithstanding the robust protection it provides in many other contexts, Section 230 may not protect online platforms developing generative AI systems from legal liability arising from false information produced by their products. Neither the courts nor Congress have yet provided reliable legal guidance on generative AI in the United States, but a Georgia state court defamation case and newly introduced legislation in the Senate present opportunities to change that.
Will Generative AI Create a Break in the Impenetrable Wall That Is Section 230? | JD Supra

Jun 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Tony Phillips

[co-author: Jaria Martin]TAKEAWAYS Notwithstanding the robust protection it provides in many other contexts, Section 230 may not protect online platforms developing generative AI systems from legal liability arising from false information produced by their products.
Will Generative AI Create a Break in the Impenetrable Wall That Is Section 230?

Jun 16, 2023 | pillsburylaw.com | Tony Phillips |Jaria Martin

Since the 4th Circuit’s decision in Zeran v. America Online, Inc., created “a federal immunity to any cause of action that would make service providers liable for information originating with a third-party user of the service,” Section 230 has immunized companies from the threat of litigation arising from most content appearing on their platforms, enabling the Internet to accelerate and expand around the world.