If, like me, you grew up during (or otherwise lived through) the 1980s, you’ll recall the ever-present jingle “The best part of wakin’ up is Folgers in your cup” (and perhaps some creative modifications thereof by the children and teens of that era). My grandmother preferred Folgers, clipping coupons for it when available, and her
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Privacy Tip #465 – Privacy Risks Associated with AI
The use of AI tools is revolutionizing our society. The efficiency it presents is like nothing we have ever experienced. That said, there are risks worth considering.
“AI poses risks including job loss, deepfakes, biased algorithms, privacy violations, weapons automation and social manipulation. Some experts and leaders are calling for stronger regulation and ethical…
Deepfakes Problematic for Detection + Response
OpenAI recently published research summarizing how criminal and nation-state adversaries are using large language models (LLMs) to attack companies and create malware and phishing campaigns. In addition, the use of deepfakes has increased, including audio and video spoofs used for fraud campaigns.
Although “most organizations are aware of the danger,” they “lag behind in [implementing]…
MA Office of Bar Counsel Pens Guidance for Lawyers Using AI
Continuing the weekly blog posts about lawyers using AI and getting in trouble, the Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel recently issued an article entitled “Two Years of Fake Cases and the Courts are Ratcheting Up the Sanctions,” summarizing the problems encountered by courts when confronted with lawyers citing fake cases, and the…
Privacy Tip #464 – Pitfalls of Dating a Bot
Dating sure has changed since I was in the market decades ago. Some of us can’t imagine online dating, let alone dating a bot. Get over it—it’s now reality.
According to Vantage Point, a counseling company located in Texas, it surveyed 1,012 adults and a whopping 28% of them admitted to having “at least one…
Joint Commission Releases Guidance for AI in Health Care
This post is co-authored with Lauren Ludwig, legal intern at Robinson+Cole. Lauren is not admitted to practice law.
The Joint Commission (TJC) and Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) recently published the Guidance on the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (Guidance), which outlines strategies for health care organizations to optimize their integration of health AI…
AppLovin Faces SEC Scrutiny Over Alleged Data Practices
By Roma Patel
On October 6, 2025, Bloomberg reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into AppLovin Corporation’s data-collection practices, following an alleged whistleblower complaint and a series of short-seller reports. We previously covered the shareholder class action against AppLovin in another blog post. The company is a mobile advertising technology business that…
More Sanctions + Inquiries Against Lawyers + Judges for Cite Hallucinations
U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta sanctioned an attorney who filed a brief containing erroneous citations in every case cited after the attorney admitted to relying on generative AI to write the brief. The attorney had used the tools Grammarly, ProWriting Aid, and Lexis’ cite-checking tool. The attorney was ordered to pay sanctions, including opposing…
AI at the Frontier: What California’s SB-53 Means for Large AI Model Developers
On September 29, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (“the Act”) into law, establishing a regulatory framework for developers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The law imposes new transparency, reporting, and risk management requirements on entities developing high-capacity AI models. It is the first of its…
Law Firm Ordered to Reimburse $24,000 in Legal Fees for AI Generated Cite Hallucinations
In the ongoing saga of lawyers who are sanctioned for AI generated hallucination citations in pleadings , FIFA (and other defendants) in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Puerto Rico Soccer League in Puerto Rico, recently obtained an order from Chief U.S. District Judge Raul M. Arias-Marxuach requiring counsel for the plaintiff defunct league to pay…