BOSTON -- How a company communicates with privacy enforcers and responds to potential legal action are major factors in whether a formal, public settlement is issued, Tyler Bridegan, privacy and tech enforcement director in the Texas attorney general's office, said at the IAPP AI Governance conference Thursday.
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While few states have laws crafted specifically to regulate AI, they all have measures that cover the technology, Troutman Pepper lawyers said during a podcast episode. Adding to the AI uncertainty is the Trump administration's anti-regulatory stance and rumblings that the failed federal moratorium blocking state AI laws will be resurrected. As such, preparing for various scenarios is recommended, the attorneys said.
Health care providers must balance the benefits of deploying AI chatbots while ensuring legal safeguards are in place that protect patient privacy, said Womble Bond research consultant Amy Hill in a blog post Monday. In particular, they must comply with regulations within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), she added.
As the integration of AI tools into everyday workflow without formal oversight increases, security incidents rise as well, said Monday's MoFo Privacy Minute blog post. However, training and technical guardrails can help mitigate the risks of AI use, Morrison Foerster lawyers Linda Clark and Dan Alam added.
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Party leaders on the Senate Commerce Committee expect to meet next week to discuss AI and privacy issues, ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told us Tuesday.
A recent spate of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcements has pushed consumer opt-outs to the fore, clarifying what regulators consider important, Cynthia Cole, an intellectual property lawyer at Baker McKenzie, said during a webinar Tuesday.
As part of his efforts to protect young children from abusive AI chatbots, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Saturday he will support a bill the state's legislature approved Friday whose aim is to isolate kids from being treated as "test subjects as AI innovation moves quickly."
The California legislature passed two laws about artificial intelligence and automated decision systems on Friday, the last day for legislators to pass bills. In addition, it approved a measure on age-verification signals. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has until Oct. 12 to sign or veto the bills.
Installing security cameras in schools must not infringe on the privacy rights of students and staff, French watchdog CNIL said Friday in a document that detailed deployment issues and touched on restrictions on who could view footage and how long it should be held.