Sometimes, you have to work up the nerve to take a leap into the unknown. That’s why you see first-time skydivers clutching their jumpseat or rock climbers questioning a new (and vertigo-inducing) route.
Risk-taking isn’t limited to extreme sports, though. Business activities like implementing AI are leaving lots of business professionals and executives with sweaty
Time to Update your Privacy Policy
In 2024, privacy laws adopted by Montana, Oregon, Texas and Utah will become effective. While the laws have much in common (and are similar to the laws already in effect), they each have special characteristics, and companies will need to evaluate how they impact operations, disclosures and policies.
What do they have in common?
Each
Will the New York Times Take Down Large Language Models?
That whistling sound you hear may not be an old-school newspaper walking past a graveyard—it may well be an AI industry-killing asteroid. On December 27, 2023, the New York Times filed a groundbreaking suit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The Times alleged copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Groundbreaking U.S. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rule May Mean A Healthier New Year In 2025 and Beyond
Exactly 12 days before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) gave the health industry a unique gift buried in a 900+ page rule adoption. The gift? The first comprehensive U.S. regulation delineating the responsible use and oversight of AI used in connection with health care decision-making.
Dashing Through 2023’s Privacy Litigation Trends
Looking back on 2023, the trend of privacy-based class actions has only increased, and it doesn’t seem poised to halt or even slow down in the new year. Businesses are feeling acutely the threat of future litigation. At the end of 2022, the hundreds of cross-industry respondents to the Annual Litigation Trends Survey cited cybersecurity,
EU Provisionally Reaches Political Agreement to Regulate AI
On December 8, 2023, after some intense rollercoaster rides, the European Union (EU) institutions reached a political agreement on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). The compromises reached after sleepless nights still need to find their way into a final text (and this one might only be available after the holiday season), but
California Proposes New AI & Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released its draft regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) on November 27. These regulations are a preview of what new requirements may look like for companies currently regulated by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (collectively, the
Why my firm doesn’t use generative AI
In my legal work for clients, I’m not content with using AI-generated content.
European Data Protection Supervisor Releases New Opinion on the EU’s Proposed AI Act
On October 24, 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which is the supervisory authority for the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs), published a new opinion on the widely discussed proposal for an EU Regulation laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (commonly known as the AI Act Proposal). Although the EDPS
Cybersecurity Threats, AI Impacts on Jobs and its Role in the Future of Electric Vehicles
Are you prepared for the digital dangers lurking in your computer, or the profound impacts of artificial intelligence on our lives? This episode arms you with knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats, from North Korean state-linked nation group hacking Mac computers, to phishing scams and vulnerabilities in class action lawsuits. We also delve into the