AI Counsel Blog Posts

A recent Risk Management Magazine article notes that companies that train AI tools on consumer data collected without proper consent can face significant penalties from regulators. These penalties include “algorithmic disgorgement,” in which companies are compelled to delete specific datasets used to train AI models and, potentially, to delete the algorithm underpinning a key service.  […]

Generative AI models have pushed the boundaries of existing Intellectual Property (IP) laws. AI IP issues generally fall into two camps, the IP rights attached to training data and the IP rights of AI-generated content. We’ve covered several developments related to the former, but the latter is equally important. The U.S. Copyright Office recently published […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Trump administration’s revocation of Biden’s executive order on AI development. Now the new administration has issued its own executive order which outlines a timeline for further policy developments. A recent memo from Davis Polk outlines the contents of the order: “Among other things, President Trump’s AI […]

A recent Aon report highlights how the rapid development of AI has led to equally rapid changes in the insurance risk landscape. Risk profiles traditionally focused on tangible assets such as property and equipment, but the increasing value of intangibles, including AI algorithms and data, requires a shift in how risks are assessed and managed.  […]

A lot of attention is paid to “best practices” when it comes to risk management.  A recent article in The CPA Journal takes the opposite approach and calls out AI risk management “worst practices.” Since the publication’s target audience is accountants, it’s not surprising that it highlights the problems associated with ignoring the financial statement […]