Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed a government AI bill (SB-4) Monday. Kentucky’s technology office “shall prioritize personal privacy and the protection of the data of individuals and businesses as the state develops, implements, employs, and procures” generative, high-risk and other AI systems, said the bill that passed the legislature earlier this month (see 2503030034).
Virginia won’t be the next state with an AI law regulating development, deployment and use of high-risk systems. Calling the proposed requirements “burdensome,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed HB-2094 Monday.
Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) took the middle ground in a private right of action (PRA) debate between Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) and Mariner Strategies President Andrew Kingman at a Federal Communications Bar Association New England event Tuesday. The panelists agreed that a national comprehensive privacy law is unlikely soon.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board plans to meet April 4 at 8:30 a.m. PT to discuss and possibly act on proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), cybersecurity audits, insurance and other California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) rule updates, the agency said Monday. The CPPA unveiled draft rules revisions -- and plans to discuss bigger possible changes -- in meeting materials released the same day.
Hannah Ji-Otto has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, the firm announced Monday. Ji-Otto advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance issues, as well as counsels on preparing for and responding to data breaches.
The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) appointed Shreya Amin as chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer, ITS announced Thursday. Armin previously served as chief data and AI scientist at healthtech company Wellist.
The California Civil Rights Council agreed Friday to clear proposed employment rule changes that update the state’s anti-discrimination regulations for automated decision-making technology (ADMT). Friday’s action sent the final proposed text to the Office of Administrative Law for approval.
Priorities for Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner include addressing the privacy impacts of fast-moving technological developments and ensuring that children's privacy is protected, the OPC said in a Friday report setting out the results of a consultation on age assurance.
The bankruptcy of biotechnology company 23andMe is raising privacy concerns about the future of customers' sensitive genetic data. Democratic and Republican state AGs and the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said they're monitoring the situation.
Open AI's ChatGPT regularly "hallucinates" about people, providing false information without giving them a way to correct it, European privacy advocacy group Noyb charged Thursday in a complaint to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.