Blank Rome partner Anthony Rapa will serve as faculty for Export Control Questions for AI / Machine Learning Companies: When Controls Arise and How to Mitigate Risk, a one-hour live online briefing being presented by Practising Law Institute (“PLI”) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT.

About the Program

This briefing will explore the unique export control issues that artificial intelligence (“AI”) / machine learning companies face. In this rapidly developing area, companies must grapple with controls that may arise in connection with a tool’s particular use cases, inputs, outputs, and tech stack, all of which can develop more quickly than traditional technologies. This carries significant implications for how a company engages with international customers, organizes its operations, and administers trade compliance.

Topics will include:

  • Speed of AI development vs. regulatory development, various dimensions of export control risk
  • Overview of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) / Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) controls
  • Characteristics and use cases of an AI tool that can cause it to become controlled
  • Special considerations for aerospace and defense
  • “Deemed export” issues applicable to foreign national employees and other individuals
  • Data input restrictions applicable to use of AI tools
  • Physical export controls applicable to graphics processing units (“GPUs”)
  • Cloud computing export control considerations
  • Compliance tips

CLE credit is available.

To learn more and register, please visit the program webpage.