Navigating the EU’s AI Maze: What the AI Act, Pact, and Code of Practice Mean for Your Business
Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the centre of regulatory discussion and action in the European Union, with conversations centred around its potential risks and benefits. As a result, we have seen three separate but related AI actions from policymakers in the EU: the EU AI Act, the AI Pact, and the European Commission’s Code of Practice for Generative AI. For businesses, including the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) members of ACT | The App Association, navigating these new rules may [...]
Statement of Morgan Reed, President, ACT | The App Association
App developers need legal frameworks that enable them to provide parents the readily available and functional means of managing their kids’ devices and access to age-appropriate apps. This requires flexibility to meet consumers’ expectations, consistent with how they interface with their smart devices. Speaking to an amendment filed by Rep. John James (R-MI) for consideration during tomorrow’s House Energy and Commerce Committee scheduled markup, ACT | The App Association issued the following statement: “This amendment imposes a morass of confusing [...]
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 copyright laws and reliable guidance around AI innovation is crucial. In this second installment of our “Copyright and AI Basics” blog series, we are exploring the national initiatives in the [...]
Statement from Mike Sax, founder of ACT | The App Association, on Mr. Draghi’s speech and report on “Unveiling Strategies for Europe’s Future Competitiveness”
“We commend Mario Draghi for recognising the challenges European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing in today’s European regulatory landscape. We sent an open letter to Mr. Draghi in June, outlining the pressing needs and concerns of our SME members, and we are delighted to see some of these key priorities reflected in his speech and report.” “Mr. Draghi highlighted that almost 30 percent of European unicorn startups have moved abroad, primarily to the U.S., which mirrors our experience [...]
Event Recap: ACT Goes on the Road
This has been a busy summer for ACT | The App Association! In addition to several events in Europe and inside the Beltway, we co-hosted Innovation Nation, a tech policy forum that held a full day of events at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. App Association President Morgan Reed spoke at both events. At the Republican National Convention: Morgan set the stage for the first panel out of the gate, providing a framework for a panel including IBM [...]