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What happened? Governor Pritzker established the Illinois AI Cabinet on September 22, 2026. The Cabinet’s mandate includes AI liability, cybersecurity, privacy, contracts, data centers, and whether existing legal remedies are sufficient when AI causes harm.
Who should pay attention? Any Illinois business that uses AI tools in its operations, including hiring software, customer service automation,…

Yes, and it already has been, in a criminal arson trial and in a 250 million dollar business dispute, both in 2026. If you’ve ever typed something into ChatGPT that you wouldn’t want read aloud in a deposition, courts are now treating that conversation exactly the way they’d treat an email or a text message.…

For twenty years, “cybersecurity” meant one thing for most business owners: protect the network. Firewalls, endpoint protection, employee training on phishing emails. You knew what you were defending and you generally knew what your insurance covered if you failed.
That model is already out of date.
Attackers have shifted targets. Instead of only breaking into…

There is a number that should stop you cold.
As of June 9, 2026, researchers have documented 1,598 court proceedings worldwide in which AI-generated content, fabricated case citations, invented statutes, false quotes from real judgments, was submitted to a court. Of those cases, 496 involved licensed attorneys. The number is growing at roughly 8 new…