Editor’s Note: The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into sovereign digital infrastructure represents a shift that cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals must monitor with precision. Estonia’s “Eesti.ai” and “AI Leap” initiatives provide a real-world laboratory for large-scale automation, offering a preview of the challenges inherent in managing algorithmic transparency, data sovereignty, and secure identity.
Top 10 Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity Issues for 2026
As Data Privacy Day 2026 approaches, organizations face an inflection point in privacy, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity compliance. The pace of technological adoption, in particular AI tools, continues to outstrip legal, governance, and risk frameworks. At the same time, regulators, plaintiffs, and businesses are increasingly focused on how data is collected, used, monitored, and safeguarded.
Trust Us We’re Algorithms. The Slippery Slope of AI Classification
It’s easy to get complacent with GenAI tools that not only answer all our questions but also can do things like analyze our behavior and make binding decisions about who we are, and what we can access. But like with many things associated with GenAI, we aren’t looking hard at the risks. The “What Ifs.”
OpenAI’s Age Prediction Model
We can see this with OpenAI’s announced use of age predication modeling to determine whether a user is underage. It’s hard to argue against something like this that sounds good. But there are some risks. Some proverbial slippery slopes.
AI Gave Law Firms Time Back. Marketing Decides Who Gets Paid for It.
Artificial intelligence has fundamentally changed how law firms operate.
Tasks that once took hours now take minutes. Administrative work is increasingly automated. Lawyers are working faster, with less friction, and with more clarity than ever before.
And yet—many solo and small law firms report something surprising:
They now have more time than clients.
According to
Privacy: Ten Things to Know
As we kick off a new year, may we at Taft be the first to wish you a happy Data Privacy Day! Yes, it is a thing. In the spirit of the Day, we thought of sharing ten things you may or may not know about privacy and maybe ways you can protect it better.
Preparing Legal Teams for an Agentic AI Future
You probably don’t need any further convincing that AI is here to stay. What you need are practical tools to help you move forward. What skills will you need to succeed in the era of AI, and how can you start building them?
Outlook 2026: UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes
Explore key UK civil fraud & business dispute trends for 2026: AI regulation, litigation funding reforms, procedural changes, APP fraud liability & deceit claims.
Year in Review: The Top Ten US Data Privacy Developments from 2025
In 2025, federal and state privacy activity grew through DOJ’s new Data Security Program and rising AI and child‑privacy laws, despite no new broad privacy bills.
Battery Chemistry’s AI Era
Host Bill Derasmo sits down with ZincFive’s vice president of global sales and product management, Brandon Smith, to talk about why nickel-zinc battery chemistry is built for the AI era. With a career that spans oil and gas, UPS systems, and now nickel‑zinc, Brandon explains why nickel‑zinc batteries are turning heads as a safer alternative to lithium‑ion and how they’re set to reshape backup power for AI-driven data centers.
EvenUp Launches AI Communication Agents to Handle Routine Tasks in PI Cases; Also Enhances Its AI Drafting
EvenUp, a company that specializes in AI tools for personal injury law practices, today launched Communication Agents, AI-powered voice and text assistants designed to automate routine communications in PI case management. The company also announced enhancements to its AI drafting capabilities. The company announced the new features during a keynote by cofounder Saam Mashhad at