AI giant Anthropic has suggested that the world temporarily “pause” on AI development because of AI tools’ ability for “‘recursive self-improvement’– that is, being able to make better and more powerful versions of itself. Recursive self-improvement is a bugbear of AI safety researchers, viewed as the key step for AI to become superintelligent and therefore
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AI Governance Is Not Just a Policy Problem – Your Contracts Matter
AI governance is often discussed through the lens of policies, frameworks, and responsible AI principles. Those tools matter, but they are not where many of the most important AI decisions are actually being made. In practice, AI governance is increasingly happening in contracts. Vendor agreements now decide who can use data, whether customer inputs may…
Senate Bill 5 and the New Compliance Frontier for AI in Connecticut
On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“the Bill”) into law, creating a broad framework for artificial intelligence oversight in the state. The Bill reaches beyond any single category of AI use and touches consumer disclosures, employment tools, AI companions, synthetic media, workforce issues, state agency AI use, and privacy-related…
Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report Highlights
I am a big fan of Verizon’s yearly Data Breach Investigations Report. I follow it closely, as it confirms what we are seeing in the field, and provides validation for defense strategies employed to protect against attacks. The 2026 Report was recently published, and as I have mentioned before, it is well worth reading.…
Shadow AI Continues to Expose Company IP
Verizon recently published its 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, which is full of helpful information for cybersecurity professionals to implement strategies for protection of systems. For a summary, click here.
The Report notes that a whopping “67% of users are using non-corporate accounts on their corporate devices to access AI services” and “45%…
Colorado Rewrites Its AI Law Before It Takes Effect
Colorado has now significantly revised its AI governance framework before the law ever takes effect. SB 26-189, approved by Governor Jared Polis on May 14, 2026, repeals and reenacts key portions of the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA) and reframes the law around “automated decision-making technology” (ADMT) used to materially influence consequential decisions in areas such…
Privacy Tip #493 – Stop Using Shadow AI!
As you can tell, I am obsessed with Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report. It is worthy of full immersion, and I am picking it apart with precision (here and here). I always spend a lot of time delving into it as it informs and confirms strategies to assist others with prevention and resilience.…
Why AI Risk Needs Its Own Insurance Conversation
Many insurers, and the businesses they cover, are still treating artificial intelligence (AI) risk as if it were cyber risk cloaked in a costume. That instinct is understandable since AI systems process data, rely on vendors, create operational dependencies, and sit inside digital infrastructures. However, early litigation is showing why that framing is likely incomplete.…
FTC’s TAKE IT DOWN Act Stakeholder Letter Signals Heightened Compliance Priority
By Roma Patel
The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear that covered platforms will be expected to have systems in place before enforcement begins. This week, the FTC sent a stakeholder…
When an AI Chatbot Calls Itself a Doctor
Pennsylvania’s lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc., is a notable early test of how professional licensing laws may apply to consumer-facing AI chatbots. The Commonwealth, acting through the Department of State and State Board of Medicine, filed a Petition for Review in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania seeking to restrain what it alleges is the unlawful…