AI Counsel Blog Posts
by Ted Del Toro
December 11, 2025
While it’s hard to find anyone who isn’t excited about AI’s potential to enhance productivity, a recent survey from the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) of more than 1,100 US business respondents says that, so far, reality has fallen far short of expectations. Here’s an excerpt from CompTIA’s report on the survey’s findings: A majority […]
by Ted Del Toro
October 8, 2025
On September 29, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law. The Act is the first statute adopted in the United States to provide a regulatory framework governing the development and use of large AI platforms, and imposes a variety of obligations on entities developing high-capacity AI models. The Act […]
by Ted Del Toro
September 15, 2025
AI has the potential to help you streamline workflows and provide employees with valuable tools. However, there is also a litany of risks. Managing those risks often falls to compliance and risk teams, who play a major role in ensuring AI adoption grants the maximum benefits with minimal drawbacks. A recent Debevoise & Plimpton memo […]
by John Jenkins
July 15, 2025
As Zach blogged last week, the 90-day grace period for the DOJ’s Data Security Program (DSP) under the Data Export Control Rule expired on July 9th, but this recent Cleary memo points out that the DOJ has some challenges to deal with when it comes to investigating potential violations of the DSP and bringing enforcement […]
by John Jenkins
July 14, 2025
We’ve focused quite a bit on identifying and managing the risks of AI, and although states continue to adopt laws and regulations intended to address some of the dangers of AI, the Trump administration hasn’t shown any interest in a federal regulatory scheme. This lack of interest reflects the administration’s desire to promote AI, as […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 10, 2025
The EU AI Act is a first-of-its-kind AI regulatory framework. Passed in March 2024, the act regulates how AI developers can develop and deploy AI models across the EU. While some provisions of the act have already gone into effect, others are set to phase in this August. However, the European business community is urging […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 9, 2025
The Department of Justice’s new data export control rule introduces restrictions on data transfers to certain countries and persons. The rule originally went into effect on April 8, followed shortly by an enforcement pause for those engaging in “good faith efforts” to comply. That pause is over as of today, July 9, and now the […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 8, 2025
Last month, I wrote about the House’s proposed state AI regulation ban in their draft of the budget reconciliation bill. The ban, designed to prohibit states from regulating AI for ten years, failed to make the final cut of the bill. This came after several rounds of negotiations sought to make the ban more palatable […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 7, 2025
Anthropic, an AI developer known for its “Claude” model, has recently issued a new report on Agentic misalignment. The results indicate that, to borrow John’s turn of phrase, we’ve got a real “Hal 9000 problem” on our hands. The report details an experiment where researchers gave AI instructions to “promote American industrial competitiveness.” Then they […]
by John Jenkins
July 3, 2025
This Robinson Cole blog cites a recent study that says new hires are your company’s weakest link when it comes to avoiding phishing schemes: When assessing cybersecurity risk in your organization, it is important to understand your users and their behavior. A new study by Keepnet sheds light on new hire behavior concerning phishing susceptibility. According to […]