The FTC’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan sets out a five-year agenda focused on three priorities: consumer protection, competition enforcement, and operational efficiency. It highlights enforcement against unfair or deceptive practices, anticompetitive conduct, and illegal monopolies, while also aiming to improve agency performance through tools such as AI and data analytics.
The plan restores traditional mission language
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Washington State Enacts Law Regulating AI Companion Chatbots with Private Right of Action
On March 24, 2026, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 2225, an Act regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots.Continue Reading ›
Connecticut AG Clarifies AI Compliance Obligations Under CTDPA
The Connecticut Attorney General recently issued a legal memorandum regarding the application of existing Connecticut laws, such as the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, to the use of artificial intelligence.Continue Reading ›
Guardrails for Legal AI: What California’s SB 574 Would Require of Attorneys and Arbitrators
As reported on the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives blog, SB 574 is a California bill that would set specific duties for attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence and would restrict how arbitrators may use such tools in decision-making.Continue Reading ›
Court Allows Discovery Into Insurer’s Use of AI to Deny Claims
In the case The Estate of Gene B. Lokken v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., No. 23-CV-3514 (JRT/SGE) (D. Minn.), the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant insurer had denied claims using an artificial intelligence program without human review. They sought discovery into the insurer’s use of AI. When the insurer refused, they moved to compel and the…
OECD Publishes Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI
On February 19, 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development published new guidance on the implementation of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and AI Principles.Continue Reading ›
Data Protection Authorities Globally Highlight Privacy Issues in AI Image Generation
On February 23, 2026, a Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery was published by 61 data protection authorities. The Joint Statement addresses concerns regarding AI systems capable of generating realistic images and videos depicting identifiable individuals without their knowledge or consent.Continue Reading ›
What to Watch for in 2026: Court Rejects Privilege Claim Over AI-Generated Documents
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A recent federal court decision determined that documents created by a criminal defendant using AI and subsequently shared with legal counsel were not shielded by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. In USA v. Heppner, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York compelled the disclosure…
Court Rejects Privilege Claim Over AI-Generated Documents
A Feb. 17 federal court ruling has found that neither the attorney-client privilege nor work product protection apply to a criminal defendant’s self-directed prompts and large language model outputs. In the ruling in USA v. Heppner, US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ordered the production of 31 documents generated by the defendant using Anthropic’s Claude,…
Connecticut Looks to Strengthen Regulations on AI Chatbots and Children’s Privacy
On February 5, 2026, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Senator James Maroney announced that the state’s lawmakers will soon consider new measures aimed at protecting children and teenagers from potential risks associated with artificial intelligence technologiesContinue Reading ›