AI Counsel Blog Posts
Risk Management: The Human Manipulation Problem
by John Jenkins
April 7, 2025
A few weeks ago, I had a little fun blogging about the risks associated with what I referred to as AI’s “HAL 9000 problem.” But it turns out that, at least in the short term, a greater risk than an AI tool becoming sentient and going rogue may be the ability of human beings to […]
Best Practices for AI Governance
by Zachary Barlow
April 2, 2025
Companies use AI to ramp up efficiency and find new value throughout their operations. However, AI can be unruly, and often times AI implemented with the best intentions can have unintended consequences. Additionally, different departments across the same company may use AI differently. This makes it difficult to manage all the ways AI is deployed […]
CPPA Votes to Advance Data Broker Regulations
by Zachary Barlow
April 1, 2025
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to advance proposed regulations under California’s new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). DROP is expected to upend the data broker industry in California and provide consumers with more control over their data. Wilson Sonsini writes about the DROP regulations: “The DROP will allow California residents to submit a […]
Can AI Revolutionize Workplace Safety?
by Zachary Barlow
March 31, 2025
AI and autonomous technologies are increasingly charged with important tasks carrying real-world consequences. AI systems can make us safer and more efficient, but they present serious issues concerning accountability when things go wrong. In a recent memo Fisher Phillips lists possible benefits of utilizing machine learning to assist in workplace safety including: Real-Time hazard detection […]
Data Centers: Managing Operational Risks
by John Jenkins
March 27, 2025
The boom in AI is being powered by unparalleled growth in data centers, and it’s essential that those facilities remain online and fully functional. Unfortunately, data centers face a lot of operational risks, including sudden power loss resulting in data corruption, damage to circuits and components and other hardware failures or malfunctions, cooling system interruptions, […]
Cybersecurity: Using AI for Consequence-Based Cyber Risk Management
by John Jenkins
March 26, 2025
A recent Industrial Cyber article recommends that industrial companies take a consequence-based approach to cyber risk management. This model seeks to prioritize potential threats by focusing not on their probability, but on their possible consequences to industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments. However, companies often struggle to assess the probable damage of […]
Data Privacy: California AG Announces CCPA Sweep of Location Data Industry
by John Jenkins
March 25, 2025
Earlier this month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an enforcement sweep targeting violations of California’s Consumer Privacy Act by the location data industry. This excerpt from the AG’s announcement summarizes what he’s hunting for – and why: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an ongoing investigative sweep into the location data industry, sending […]
FraudGPT: AI for the Bad Guys
by John Jenkins
March 24, 2025
A recent PYMNTS.com article on how AI is reshaping risk assessment provides a reminder that the bad guys have Gen AI tools of their own, and that makes the challenges associated with protecting against fraudsters even more daunting: “Trust is the very foundation of commerce,” said Rajat Taneja, president of technology at Visa. “When two unknown […]
OCC Allows Banks to More Easily Engage in Crypto Activities
by Zachary Barlow
March 20, 2025
The new administration is taking steps to legitimize cryptocurrencies and allow crypto to be incorporated into traditional financial systems. Recently the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an interpretive letter that allows banks to engage in certain crypto-related actions without notifying the federal government and obtaining a non-objection letter as was previously […]
Evolutions in State Data Center Regulatory Landscape
by Zachary Barlow
March 19, 2025
The market’s demand for AI has driven the rapid development of new of data centers. These facilities are crucial to AI development and operation and consume vast amounts of electricity often requiring on-site power generation. This makes data centers massive investments for AI companies. However, these facilities also pose major opportunities for state economies courting […]