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In brief The Canadian Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) has announced a significant initiative to explore the impacts of artificial intelligence (“AI”) on competition in Canada. On 20 March 2024, the Bureau published a discussion paper, entitled “Artificial intelligence and competition” (“Discussion Paper”), and has requested feedback from the public. The Bureau is seeking to better understand how AI can affect competition in Canada. It is also seeking to determine how it can better prepare to address…

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On March 18, 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) announced that it settled charges against two investment advisers for making false and misleading statements about their purported use of artificial intelligence (AI). This SEC enforcement action marks the latest efforts by securities regulators to combat the adverse effects of “AI washing” and confirms that AI, and particularly “AI washing”, is at the forefront of securities regulators’ minds. What is “AI washing”? “AI washing”…

In brief Surrounded by an improbable retinue of country music stars and state lawmakers, on March 21, 2024 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB 2091, which amends the state’s right of publicity statute to create the Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act of 2024 (the “ELVIS Act”). The ELVIS Act is billed as the first law to protect “songwriters, performers, and music industry professionals’ voice from the misuse of artificial intelligence.” The ELVIS Act…

On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted a declaratory ruling deeming telephone calls using AI-generated voices subject to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) restrictions on calls containing an “artificial or prerecorded voice”. According to the ruling, § 227 of the TCPA, which prohibits the initiation of “any telephone call to any residential telephone line using an artificial or pre-recorded voice to deliver a message without the prior express consent of the…

It would be an understatement to say that generative AI is taking the business world by storm. Companies are racing to find ways to integrate AI into their daily processes, and software companies are no exception. Generative AI has demonstrated a high level of compatibility with day to day software development tasks, especially those processes that are more routine. CEOs of some of the biggest tech companies in the world have even expressed that junior…

On February 13, 2024, the USPTO issued new guidance regarding the patentability of inventions created with the assistance of AI. Issued in response to the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” released by President Biden on October 30, 2023, this guidance has been highly anticipated, in view of the market’s rapid adoption of AI tools in all corners of business, including the creation of inventions and new…

The EU AI Act was adopted by the European Parliament today and is expected to enter into force within a few months, with its first substantive provisions taking effect before the end of 2024. The EU AI Act applies across the AI lifecycle – from developers to deployers of AI technologies – and organisations across industries have been watching its progress closely. Now that it is finally approved, we set out below what’s next, and…

In the past year, news coverage on generative artificial intelligence has dominated headlines. Generative AI offers dominant functionality and opportunities to leverage incredibly powerful algorithms to make new content. One area that business leaders and research and development teams may think to use generative AI is in the realm of new inventions. However, while generative AI offers great potential, it also comes with risk. Below, we discuss patent and other IP considerations related to using…

Hot on the heels of the unanimous vote by Ambassadors for the EU Member States (COREPER)  approving the EU AI Act on 2 February (see our article on that vote here: Is the EU AI Act nearing the finish line? – Connect On Tech, today lawmakers from the EU Parliament have also overwhelmingly voted in favour of the Act as it continues on its legislative journey. The joint internal market and civil liberties committee of…