The U.S. shouldn’t rush to adopt comprehensive AI legislation, despite a growing patchwork of state regulations, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Wednesday.
Canada and Japan signed the Council of Europe (CoE) framework convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the CoE announced Tuesday. They join 11 other signatories: Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Montenegro, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, the U.K., Israel, the U.S. and the EU. The convention provides a legal framework covering the entire lifecycle of AI products, which aims to foster innovation while managing the risks AI may pose to fundamental rights, said the CoE, a 46-nation human rights organization.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Tuesday discussed enforcement activities concerning the DeepSeek AI chatbot and agreed to extend the scope of its ChatGPT task force to AI enforcement, a spokesperson emailed. The task force was created to encourage cooperation and exchange information on possible enforcement actions conducted by data protection authorities (DPAs) on ChatGPT.
Members of the advocacy group Oakland Privacy traveled to Chicago on Jan. 30 to tell a federal court in person that the proposed class action settlement resolving claims against Clearview AI for allegedly scraping facial images off the internet and then selling them to law enforcement is inadequate, the coalition said in a press release Tuesday.
AI technology must be regulated at the federal level, House Technology Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said Monday.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced a statewide ban of the China-based AI application DeepSeek. Responding to concerns about foreign government surveillance, the action prevents the app from being downloaded on government devices and networks.
French Data Protection Authority CNIL Friday released two recommendations to support responsible AI innovation while protecting people's rights. The recommendations illustrate how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fosters development of innovative and responsible AI in Europe, it said. They give concrete solutions for informing people whose data was used and helping them exercise their rights, it said.
State lawmakers writing AI bills should seek to align definitions and other elements of their legislation, the Software & Information Industry Association said in a Friday letter to Future of Privacy Forum’s multistate AI policymaker working group.
Sensitive information and transparency are key privacy issues that will continue attracting litigation, including in Texas, which has become a major player in regulation and enforcement, Odia Kagan, a partner in the law firm Fox Rothschild, said in an interview.