GeoAI and the Law Newsletter
Keeping geospatial professionals informed on the legal and policy issues that will impact GeoAI.
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AI Data Security: Best Practices for Securing Data Used to Train & Operate AI Systems (Joint Cybersecurity Information)
A joint publication of the National Security Agency’s Artificial Intelligence Security Center, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, the New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau’s National Cyber Security Centre and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, this document provides comprehensive guidance on safeguarding data throughout the AI system lifecycle.
Proposed Moratorium on US State AI Laws is Short-Sighted and Ill-Conceived (Tech Policy Press)
Regardless of one’s view on a bill that would put a 10-year moratorium on the ability of states to enforce restrictions on AI, this article does an excellent job of explaining the state of play in the U.S. on this issue.
In Lawsuit Over Teen's Death, Judge Rejects Arguments that AI Chatbots Have Free Speech Rights (Associated Press)
Judge finds that claims that AI’s outputs were protected by First Amendment are not enough to stop case from moving forward. Judge also reportedly found that the chatbot has attributes of a product, making it subject to product liability claims, which are often easier to prove than negligence.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model Clauses (Commonwealth of Australia)
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency created standalone model clauses to assist government agencies procuring both services where the seller may be using AI systems in the provision of the services as well as bespoke AI systems. While only applicable in Australia, it is a useful reference to businesses selling AI services or systems to government agencies across the globe.
EU AI literacy not a far jump for established privacy professionals, regulator says (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Readers of this newsletter will know that we frequently allude to the overlap between data protection and AI. As a result, it was not surprising for us to read that an Irish data protection commissioner said privacy and data protection professionals are well suited to bring their institutions up to speed on EU artificial intelligence literacy requirements.
If you are interested in learning more about how the law is impacting the geospatial ecosystem, you might consider the book Geospatial Law, Policy and Ethics: Where Geospatial Technology is Taking the Law.