On January 23, 2026, a bipartisan group of 35 state Attorneys General issued a letter to xAI stating their concern “about artificial-intelligence produced deepfake nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) of real people, including, children, wherever it is made or found,” including xAI’s chatbot, Grok. This is in addition to the letter sent on January 13, 2026
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AI Use + Data Security: A Growing Gap
A recent report published by Cyera entitled “State of AI Data Security: How to Close the Readiness Gap as AI Outpaces Enterprise Safeguards,” based on a survey of 921 IT and cybersecurity professionals, finds that although 83% of enterprises “already use AI in daily operations…only 13% report strong visibility into how it is…
The State of AI: Key Insights from the 2026 Leadership Survey
AI hype is everywhere. The 15th Annual AI & Data Leadership Executive Benchmark Survey, shows what nearly 110 Fortune 1000 companies and global brands are actually doing with AI. Once a future bet, AI is now a business mandate, and most companies are already seeing results.
Investment is essentially universal with an overwhelming 99.1%…
Copy That: Secondary Liability in the Age of AI
By Roma Patel
Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it easy to create, remix, and distribute content at scale, and that speed is a significant part of its value. It is also where intellectual property (IP) risk can creep in. That risk is not limited to the end user generating an AI output. It can also extend to the companies…
The California Legislature’s Push for More Privacy and AI Regulations
California’s 2025 legislative session ended with a familiar message to businesses: privacy compliance is expanding in scope, and artificial intelligence (AI) governance is moving quickly from voluntary best practices to enforceable transparency and safety obligations. On the last day of 2025, lawmakers introduced 33 privacy and AI bills and passed 16 for Governor Gavin Newsom…
When Chats Become Evidence: Court Affirms Order Requiring OpenAI to Produce 20 Million De-Identified ChatGPT Logs
By Roma Patel
On January 5, 2026, the federal U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld two discovery orders requiring OpenAI to produce a sample of 20 million de-identified user logs from ChatGPT as part of wide-ranging copyright litigation brought by news organizations and class plaintiffs. This decision offers important insights into how federal…
2026 Will Reward the Companies that Operationalize AI
After a decade of cloud migration and incremental modernization, the technology sector is approaching an inflection point. This year, 2026, is shaping up to be the year AI must move from pilots to production. The focus is shifting from more tools and bigger platforms toward autonomy, context, and embedded intelligence across the stack, from software…
Privacy Tip #475 – Gmail Users Urged to Switch Off New Smart Features Over Privacy Concerns
Gmail users are being urged to review and disable two key “Smart Features” settings following privacy concerns stemming from reports that these tools may allow Google to access email content to support AI‑driven services and may use users’ data for training. The two features are included in Gmail, Chat and Meet, and Google Workspace Smart…
2026 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment Group lawyer Christopher Costain.
As we look ahead to 2026, several significant employment law developments and trends are on the horizon, especially with regard to local and state laws. Below are a few key issues likely to impact manufacturers in 2026:
Regulation of the Use of…
Recap of the Top Read Blog Posts in 2025
Happy New Year! 2025 was a busy year for the Insider authors—we published 271 posts throughout 2025. To kick-off 2026, in case you missed them last year, we are providing the articles from 2025 that were the most interesting to our readers across various categories.
We hope you enjoy them and look forward to another…