On January 30, 2024, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a request for information (RFI) soliciting public input on how agencies can be more effective in their use of privacy impact assessments (PIAs) to mitigate privacy risks, including those “exacerbated by artificial intelligence (AI).” The RFI notes that federal agencies may develop
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NTIA Launches Public Engagement Effort Related to AI Executive Order
On Wednesday, December 13, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) launched a public engagement effort related to its review of the risks and benefits of certain highly-capable artificial intelligence (AI) models. Among the issues that NTIA will examine to assess these risks and benefits are the model weights that “open” (i.e., publicly available) AI models use to generate model outputs. Continue Reading NTIA Launches Public Engagement Effort Related to AI Executive Order
FCC Releases Notice of Inquiry into Broadband Speed Benchmark and Related Issues
On November 1, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) that will initiate an assessment into the availability and quality of broadband service nationwide. The assessment, which is required by statute, will rely on information generated by the FCC’s new Broadband Data Collection (“BDC”) to evaluate progress towards broadband universal service goals. The NOI requests detailed public input on how the FCC should define and evaluate these goals based on the BDC data and other inputs.Continue Reading FCC Releases Notice of Inquiry into Broadband Speed Benchmark and Related Issues