Late last year, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order concerning Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Last month, the U.S. Office of Management Budget released a Memorandum providing “requirements and guidance for AI governance, innovation, and risk management” in the federal public sector. (I previously wrote about the Executive Order and Memorandum). On April 29, 2024, the…
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Hard to believe, but we are fast approaching the general election campaign and election in November 2024. Welcome to the silly season, folks! Our televisions, web browsers, and social media feeds are all about to be inundated with political advertisements. Since this topic will quickly take over our lives (whether we want it to or…
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On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released OMB Memorandum M-24-10, titled “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.” OMB issued this Memorandum pursuant to President Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order concerning Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) (which I previously addressed in a prior article). The…
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In November 2022, the world was introduced to ChatGPT – a large language model form of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) designed to simulate conversation and provide users with instant access to a wealth of information. In the just one year that ChatGPT has become part of our lives, businesses and individuals alike have scrambled to…
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“This is the world now. Logged on, plugged in, all the time.” Although this quote is from a fictional character (John Connor) in a fictional but fantastic movie (The Terminator), the point echoes true these days. Don’t believe me? Look no further than the newest technological disrupter: Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer. This platform, commonly referred…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently approved use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of the COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age or older. Previously, all COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the United States were approved through Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”), which enables the FDA to allow for use of…
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The “new normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic appears just across the horizon. The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to decline. Traffic is increasing. The sun is coming out and temperatures are rising (aside from Memorial Day weekend). This return to normalcy is helped in great part by the large number of people in the Bay…
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Over the last week, the United States saw a heartening advancement in the COVID-19 situation: the distribution and administration of a vaccine. This exciting development suggests a return to “normal” may, in fact, be on the horizon. At the same time, many questions remain concerning the COVID-19 vaccination in the employment context. Can an employer…
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