As businesses accelerate their use of automated tools to record and transcribe meetings, risks are growing. The use of these “AI tools” to transcribe meetings, such as witness interviews, expert network calls, investment committee meetings or advisory board discussions can transform ephemeral conversations into permanent records that can affect claims of privilege, complicate data governance
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Guest Post: What Did You Say?

As illustrated by the lawsuit Donald Trump recently filed against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch, defamation lawsuits are all the rage these days. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the…
Building the Future of AI – Inside AXL’s Ambitious Mission with Dr. Daniel Wigdor
Step into the heart of Canada’s AI revolution with Dr. Daniel Wigdor—professor, inventor, and co-founder & CEO of AXL, one of the country’s most ambitious venture studios. In this episode, we uncover how AXL is transforming world-class research into high-growth companies and why its mission to launch 50 AI-powered ventures in five years could reshape…
AI washing and D&O insurance
The growing question for Directors and Officers insurers will be whether their policies cover a director or officer who makes false claims about their company’s artificial intelligence technology, known as AI washing.
A US Attorney’s Office in New York has charged a director with AI washing. According to the US Attorney concerned the director “misled…
Meet Your Digital Twin: How Perspective-Aware Computing is Changing Collaboration
Cambridge, MA – MIT EmTechAI: Hossein Rahnama, Visiting Associate Professor at MIT Media Lab, Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Founder/CEO of Flybits, presented a vision for the future of AI centered on Perspective-Aware Computing (PAC), also known as Perspective-Aware AI. His work explores how AI can move beyond personalization to foster deeper, more empathetic human-to-human and…
AI: Miracle and Menace for the Law Firm Business Model
I think about AI off and on in a desultory sort of way. I wonder about its threats and promises; a sci-fi dystopia of the Industrial Revolution 2.0. One thing I share with our most recent wannabe president, Ms. Harris, I, too, know that AI stands for Artificial Intelligence.
I also suspect like almost everyone, that pretty…
Fifth Circuit Upholds Dallas Fee-Cap & Installment Limits for Short-Term Loans
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by several short-term lenders challenging amendments to the City of Dallas’s short-term lending ordinance. …
Guest Post: Navigating AI Governance

The increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and processes present companies with a host of opportunities and risks. These opportunities and risks in turn create challenges for corporate boards as they try to navigate the changing environment. In the following guest post, Burkhard Fassbach, considers the corporate governance implications AI presents for…
AI: The New Intern, Coach, and CEO-All in One?
Cambridge, MA – MIT EmTechAI: Jim Rowan, Head of AI at Deloitte, and Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda, shared a candid, practical look at how AI is reshaping organizations-from global consulting giants to leading pharmaceutical companies. Their discussion focused on building digital dexterity, managing change, and maximizing value while balancing innovation…
Mansion House
Chancellor’s speech
On 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her second Mansion House speech.
Key points in the speech include:
- The financial services sector is critical to the Chancellor’s ambitions for the UK as it is one of the largest and most successful sectors in the UK.
- A new
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