OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (“AI”) developer, captured the attention of technology companies, consumers, and policymakers when it released an updated version of its AI-enabled chatbot ChatGPT in December 2022. Weeks after the release, a Member of Congress introduced a non-binding resolution calling for a nimble and flexible government agency to oversee AI development to manage …
For years, entrepreneurs have raised capital from angel investors and venture capitalists through staged financings. In each round of financing, the entrepreneur recruits a lead investor who negotiates the deal terms of the investment on behalf of all investors. From there, the lead investor assists the startup venture by recruiting other investors to join them …
“The only way that you can truly feel secure while using these DeFi products currently is to trust in the competency of the team and their ability to secure their admin key.”-DeFi Watch This Article discusses the possible practical legal enforcement of disputes on an Ethereum blockchain. It contains two key ideas that may help …
Organ bioprinting involves using cells and biomaterials to 3D print structures that resemble and imitate the functions of natural organs. Since bioprinting is a relatively new technological advancement, there is a lack of regulatory structure in the United States, despite regulatory structures around the globe that are more developed in this field. Because of bioprinting’s …
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has the potential to revolutionize entire industry sectors and provide substantial economic and social benefits to American works and consumers. Although the AI legal and regulatory landscape is still in its early stages and the regulatory void seems to be widening, many private initiatives have embraced self-regulation to foster responsible AI development …
The right of publicity and accompanying sense of security against one’s likeness being taken advantage of for commercial gain while living is, in many states, a long-recognized matter of state statute. In other states, such as North Carolina, there exists no right of publicity but instead a common law right of privacy, which tends to …
Investigative genetic genealogy is the emerging practice of combining DNA analysis with traditional genealogy research by utilizing DNA from direct-to-consumer companies, like GEDmatch, to identify suspects or victims of crime. Recently, this criminal investigatory technique was likely used in an active high-profile investigation to make an arrest. The national attention attained by the investigation combined …
Cryptocurrency aims to democratize financial transactions. Through a digitized blockchain, cryptocurrency miners can “mine” currency with the rapid use of equations, which adds the cryptocurrency to the blockchain and financially rewards the miners. Proof-of-work mining, used for Bitcoin, the most prevalent cryptocurrency, consumes massive amounts of energy, and the total energy output of the cryptocurrency …
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was passed in 1998 and has been the sole method by which children’s online privacy is regulated in the United States ever since. Until recently, efforts to strengthen children’s online privacy has either been slow-moving or failed altogether. However, California recently passed the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, the …
