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About Scott Kitchens

Scott Kitchens is a partner in the Atlanta office and a member of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Transactions & Securities Group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, joint ventures, technology transactions, and corporate governance. Scott is also leader of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Team, where he focuses on the legal implications of the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the businesses of our client.

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Illinois House and Senate Pass Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act

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On May 29, 2019, the Illinois State House unanimously passed the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (the “Act”).   The Illinois State House previously unanimously passed the Act on May 23, 2019.  Link to text of Illinois AI Video Interview Act. The Act prohibits Illinois employers from using “artificial  intelligence” as a means to evaluate […]

The Coming Regulation of Artificial Intelligence? EU Publishes AI Guidelines

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The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released on April 8, 2019 the final version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (the “Guidelines”). This is the first significant guidance issued in Europe regarding Artificial Intelligence and follows an extensive public comment process.  While the Guidelines are not binding law, the creation of the […]