September 11, 2024. (Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology passed nine bipartisan bills to ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence (AI).
The legal industry currently uses AI in many aspects of its work. AI in law firms may not be explicitly noticeable—but it helps lawyers and paralegals do their jobs better. Specifically, AI in law firms helps legal professionals transform their practice by putting clients first in an unprecedented way.
At the moment, works created solely by artificial intelligence — even if produced from a text prompt written by a human — are not protected by copyright. When it comes to training AI models, however, the use of copyrighted materials is fair game.
The new law amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (the Act), making it a civil rights violation to (1) use AI that has the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination or to use zip codes as a proxy for protected classes, and (2) fail to notify employees of the employer's use of AI.
Observations The FDA has authorized almost 1000 AI-enabled medical devices and has received hundreds of regulatory submissions for drugs that used AI in their discovery and development. Health AI regulation needs to be coordinated across all regulated industries, the US government, and with international organizations.
As noted above, there are currently no comprehensive federal laws that directly regulate AI. ingly, there is no specific federal sectoral scope at this stage. Nevertheless, there are certain sector-specific frameworks that have been implemented in the US to regulate the use of AI.
As noted above, there is currently no comprehensive legislation in the US that directly regulates AI. However, the White House Executive Order on AI and proposed legislation at the federal and state level generally seeks to address the following issues: Safety and security. Responsible innovation and development.
Effective January 1, 2026, amendments to Article 5, Section 2 of the Illinois Human Rights Act (the "IHRA") will prohibit employers from using AI that subjects employees to discrimination on the basis of a protected class.
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