Letter from ACT | The App Association to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on AI Governance
Copyright and AI Basics: Proposals For A Balanced Landscape
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, the ongoing clash between copyright law and AI has led many jurisdictions to reconsider how to enforce existing copyright laws, both when AI models infringe on protected works and when an AI model’s use of copyrighted content is exempt from liability. Balancing robust [...]
Competition Agencies are Missing Key Evidence with Efforts to Prevent AI Pre-Crime
The current Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and some of its European counterparts are seeing competition problems everywhere, even in the future, in markets that are highly competitive and still emerging. Earlier this year, the FTC blasted several companies competing in artificial intelligence (AI) markets with subpoenas under its 6(b) authority, [...]
Copyright and AI Basics: A Software Perspective
The increasing ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced uncertainties around the copyright protection of software developed through both open- and closed-source models. For small business software developers, like ACT | The App Association members, who both deploy and use AI, these uncertainties disproportionately harm the ability to create competitive [...]
Decoding SEP Licensing: AI, IoT, and the Future of Precision Agriculture
In the heart of a modern farm, drones buzz over vast fields, sensors embedded in the soil relay real-time data, and AI-driven insights guide decisions from planting to harvest. This is the era of precision agriculture, where technology meets tradition to create a more efficient, sustainable, and productive farming landscape. [...]