New Technology & Software Regulation
Helping policymakers understand emerging technologies.
Preventing Policy Based on Political Impulses

New technology arises almost daily, and some of it’s incredibly disruptive. It’s critical we work with policymakers to provide knowledge and understanding of these emerging products and software. Why? So they don’t make rash decisions based on little information and a lot of emotion. Whether that’s AI or something that doesn’t exist yet, it’s on us to ensure they’re able to make rational, balanced decisions backed by fact.
The Latest on New Tech & Software Regulation
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STEM Forward to the AI and Sustainability Age
Read more: STEM Forward to the AI and Sustainability AgeSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has become the cornerstone of innovation in a world that is changing quickly due to technological breakthroughs. It influences how we work, live, and…
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Developers Alliance Joins Global Coalition Backing WTO’s E-commerce Initiative
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Global Coalition Backing WTO’s E-commerce InitiativeDevelopers Alliance has joined a multi-association coalition in support of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Joint Initiative on E-commerce (JSI) negotiations. The associations represent technology companies active across the world…
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Developers Alliance Co-sign, Alongside Five Other Tech Industry Associations, a Joint Statement on the Latest Developments of the Negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)
Read more: Developers Alliance Co-sign, Alongside Five Other Tech Industry Associations, a Joint Statement on the Latest Developments of the Negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)The statement addresses concerns about the direction of the latest proposals to regulate General Purpose AI (GPAI) systems and AI Foundation models. The current proposals do not take into account…
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Developers Alliance Joins Coalition Supporting “Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act”
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Coalition Supporting “Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act”The Developers Alliance joined 12 other organizations urging Members of Congress to cosponsor the “Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act” (CREATE AI Act, H.R. 5077)….
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Developers Alliance Joins Coalition Opposing U.S. Government’s Surprise Decision to Withdraw Its Support for Digital Trade Policies
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Coalition Opposing U.S. Government’s Surprise Decision to Withdraw Its Support for Digital Trade PoliciesThe Developers Alliance joined fifteen other industry associations in a letter highlighting how the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to withdraw its support for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO)…
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Developers Alliance Is Encouraged by President Biden’s AI Executive Order
Read more: Developers Alliance Is Encouraged by President Biden’s AI Executive OrderThe Developers Alliance is encouraged by President Joe Biden’s sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The order helps provide rules of…
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UK’s Online Safety Act Is Live, While the EU Sends the First Formal Warnings to Very Large Online Platforms
Read more: UK’s Online Safety Act Is Live, While the EU Sends the First Formal Warnings to Very Large Online PlatformsThe October 2023 European Policy Update Content regulation Source: Ofcom (https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/safer-life-online-for-people-in-uk) The Online Safety Act, the UK’s framework content law, has received Royal Assent and will be implemented by Ofcom…
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Rudderless House Must Correct Course to Support Devs and Grow the Economy
Read more: Rudderless House Must Correct Course to Support Devs and Grow the EconomyOctober 2023 US Policy Update House Chaos Hits Home for Devs In early October, a band of hardline conservative Republicans voted to oust Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his role as…
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Developers Alliance Joins Other Tech Industry Associations Calling the EU Lawmakers to Strike a Fair Balance on Software Liability
Read more: Developers Alliance Joins Other Tech Industry Associations Calling the EU Lawmakers to Strike a Fair Balance on Software LiabilityDevelopers Alliance co-signed a joint industry statement on the revision of the Directive on Liability for Defective Products (PLD), as the inter-institutional negotiations have just started. October 26, 2023 –…
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