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On 17 December 2024, the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a report on “guiding principles, forward-looking recommendations, and policy proposals to ensure America continues to lead the world in responsible AI innovation.” The report focuses on 15 key areas, including intellectual property, data privacy, healthcare and federal preemption of state law. These principles, recommendations and policy proposals are meant to be a tool rather than the final word on AI. As such, it is anticipated that future AI legislators will use the report to craft AI policy.

Various agencies led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed Joint Administrative Order No. 24-03, Series of 2024 containing the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11967, or The Internet Transactions Act of 2023 (ITA).
The ITA is intended to regulate e-commerce, protect consumer rights and data privacy, and uphold intellectual property rights.
The IRR clarifies the scope and coverage of the ITA, the enforcement powers of the DTI vis-à-vis other agencies, and the applicable procedure for imposition of fines.

On 27 June 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC), Japan’s data protection authority, released the “Interim Report on Considerations for the Triennial Review of the Act on Protection of Personal Information” (“Interim Report”). The Interim Report summarizes discussions within the PPC on issues surrounding the Act on Protection of Personal Information (APPI) from November 2023 to June 2024. The Interim Report is in accordance with amendments made to the APPI in 2020 requiring the PPC to review the provisions of the APPI every three years.