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DFS Issues New AI-focused Guidance for Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued guidance addressing how institutions can meet their existing obligations under 23 NYCRR 500 (“Part 500”) given new…

Author(s): Brock Dahl, Kimberly Zelnick, Timothy Howard, Beth George, Robert Barton, Eunice Ju

  • ai
  • cybersecurity
  • data protection
  • compliance

UK announces data reforms: what businesses need to know

On 23 October 2024 the UK government introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament (the DUAB). The DUAB is a wide-ranging and significant reform package with implications for all businesses…

Author(s): Giles Pratt, Rachael Annear, Tristan Lockwood, Adam Gillert

  • ai
  • data
  • data protection
  • e-commerce
  • europe
  • gdpr
  • ico
  • internet of things
  • platforms
  • regulatory
  • regulatory framework
  • tech media and telecoms

Leading the Change: 2025 Data Law Trends report

We’re excited to share our latest report, Leading the Change: 2025 Data Law Trends.  Data now impacts all aspects of businesses, from risk management and global operations to growth strategies. The…

Author(s): Christine Lyon, Giles Pratt, Christoph Werkmeister

  • ai
  • asia-pacific
  • cyber security
  • data
  • data protection
  • e-commerce
  • eu ai act
  • eu data act
  • eu digital strategy
  • europe
  • european data spaces
  • gdpr
  • ico
  • internet of things
  • regulatory framework
  • tech media and telecoms
  • us
  • americas
  • global
  • innovation
  • platforms

EU AI Act unpacked #16: Risks associated with AI systems used in the workplace

The use of AI has proliferated in recent years. AI sits at the heart of the global trend towards digitalisation, and its various applications have a huge potential to improve the ways in which…

Author(s): Satya Staes Polet, Raquel Flórez, David Mendel, Leonhard Prasser, Hubertus Reinbach, Flavia Lang, Brunhilde Van Den Haute, Olga Chislova, Matteo Tola, Guy Huffen, Marina Sokolova, Blaise Nsenguwera

  • ai
  • employment
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series
  • gdpr

EU AI Act unpacked #15: Will the AI Act remain as is? Level II legislation and Commission guidance

In part 15 of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series, we take a look at when and how the EU AI Act (AI Act) will continue to evolve over the coming months and years.            More than any other…

Author(s): Verena Kirchmair, Victor Garcia Lopez, Christoph Werkmeister, Theresa Ehlen, Lutz Riede, Philipp Roos

  • ai
  • data
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series
  • europe

US Signals Expanded AI Export Regulations in Forthcoming Reporting Requirements

On September 11, 2024, the Biden administration released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) that would establish mandatory reporting requirements for companies that develop or plan…

Author(s): Nabeel Yousef, Stephanie Brown Cripps, Andrew Bulovsky, Seve Kale, Andrew Gabel

  • sanctions and trade
  • ai

EU AI Act unpacked: the spillover effect in Asia, Part 3: the impact in Asia of the extra-territorial reach of the EU AI Act

This is the third part of a three-part series. Please follow the links for parts one and two. Besides the indirect impact of the EU AI Act in shaping regulatory approaches to AI in Asia, the Act may…

Author(s): Richard Bird, Lutz Riede, Benjamin Blum, Cedric Lindenmann

  • ai
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series

EU AI Act unpacked: the spillover effect in Asia, Part 2: guidelines and self-regulation for AI in Asia

This is the second part of a three-part series. Please follow the links for parts one and three. Singapore In Singapore, the recent policy focus has been on promoting responsible AI development and…

Author(s): Richard Bird, Cedric Lindenmann

  • ai
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai act series
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