Navigating the patchwork of AI laws, standards, and guidance
Author | Emily Maxim Lamm |
Pages | 8-11 |
8 TheSciTechLawyer SPRI NG 2024
T
he opening weeks of 2024 have
seen a record number of state
legislative proposals seeking to
regulate articial intelligence (AI) across
dierent sectors in the United States.
For example, in light of the upcoming
presidential election, a handful of pro-
posals focus on imposing limitations and
requirements on the use of generative AI
in the context of election campaigns.
1
Meanwhile, on January 8, 2024, Indiana
proposed S.B. 7, which would impose
prohibitions on the dissemination of
media created by generative AI technol-
ogy, and on January 11, 2024, Georgia
proposed H.B. 887, a bill that would
prohibit the use of AI in making cer-
tain insurance coverage decisions. And
several states, including Florida, Ken-
tucky, Virginia, Washington, and West
Virginia, have proposed bills creating AI
task forces.
2
At the same time, Congress
is facing increased pressure to pass AI
legislation to tackle an array of poten-
tial risks, particularly in light of recent
media restorms surrounding deepfakes
of celebrities and robocalls impersonat-
ing presidential candidates.
With this type of rapid-re start to
the 2024 legislative season, the AI legal
landscape will likely continue evolving
across the board. As a result, organiza-
tions today are facing a complex and
dizzying web of proposed and existing
AI laws, standards, and guidance.
is article aims to provide a cohesive
overview of this AI patchwork and to
help organizations navigate this increas-
ingly intricate terrain. e focus here
will be on the implications of the White
House AI Executive Order, existing state
and local laws in the United States, the
European Union’s AI Act, and, nally,
governance standards to help bring
these diverse elements together within
a framework.
THE AI EXECUTIVE ORDER
On October 30, 2023, the Biden admin-
istration took a monumental step in
releasing the Executive Order on Safe,
Secure, and Trustworthy Development
and Use of Articial Intelligence (the
AI Executive Order).
3
is landmark
AI Executive Order leverages the fed-
eral government’s signicant role as a
Navigating
the Patchwork
of AI Laws,
Standards, and
Guidance
By Emily Maxim Lamm
Published in The SciTech Lawyer, Volume 20, Number 3, Spring 2024. © 2024 American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof
may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.
To continue reading
Request your trial