To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week.
Le 11 novembre, alors que les français célébraient l’Armistice de 1918, les juges du tribunal régional de Munich rendaient une décision importante en matière d’intelligence artificielle en condamnant Open AI pour contrefaçon de droits d’auteur.
La procédure a été initiée par la Gema, l’équivalent allemand de la SACEM, qui représente notamment les auteurs de paroles de chansons. Gema avait ciblé son action sur neuf chansons bien connues en Allemagne et préparé son dossier en se constituant la preuve qu’en interrogeant ChatGPT sur le texte des chansons en question (« Peux-tu me dire quel est le refrain de la chanson X ? »), l’utilisateur obtenait en réponse une partie du texte avec, dans certains cas, des erreurs ou, pour reprendre le terme technique approprié, des « hallucinations ».
La Gema avait assigné pour contrefaçon de droits d’auteur à la fois la société mère américaine OpenAI et sa filiale irlandaise qui avait pris le relais pour l’exploitation de ChatGPT en Europe à partir de décembre 2023.
As Congress ends the seven-week federal government shutdown, it is worth looking at what policy debates lie ahead. Here are several items awaiting Congress that may receive immediate attention, as well as broader issues that may receive attention in 2026.
Possible Consideration Before the End of 2025
Discretionary Program Funding. The continuing resolution (CR)
Computerworld.com reported that “Failed implementations of AI technologies are pushing CIOs to step back and try to better understand the technology and its impact before moving ahead, according to analysts and industry experts.” The November 18, 2025 article entitled ” Doomed enterprise AI projects usually lack vision” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4091967/doomed-enterprise-ai-projects-usually-lack-vision.html) included these comments:
McKinsey found
I recently got back from the American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference — an event I’ve talked about before on this blog.
There were a number of great CLE programs — far too many to list. Not surprisingly, Generative AI remained a hot topic and the sessions caused me to continue to
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Introduction
Revolutionary technology can carry significant consequences. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no exception.
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Capping off a highly eventful week in Asia at the end of October, President Donald J. Trump has further reshaped the landscape of U.S. trade with the Asia-Pacific region through a series of new agreements. This latest round of negotiations includes new reciprocal trade deals and market access commitments across Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and Japan. Some of these agreements build upon the foundation laid by Executive Order 14346 (Sept. 5, 2025). That order provided for zero percent tariffs on products listed in Annex III, once a qualifying trade deal was announced.[1] With some agreements now in place, Annex III of the EO is being actively implemented.
On November 14, 2025, the White House released a Fact Sheet providing details on The Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal first announced in July 2025. The Fact Sheet provides an overview on the following issues: