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The HHS's proposed HIPAA changes will address AI security risks amidst the rapid integration of the technology into the healthcare space, applying a previously tech-agnostic regulation to AI. They require entities to integrate AI into risk assessments and manage vulnerabilities in ePHI handling. This shift aims to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive health data amid evolving AI technologies.
Proposed CPPA regulations target automated decision-making, enhancing transparency and consumer rights. Businesses must notify consumers about AI use and provide opt-out options, ensuring ethical AI integration in significant decision-making processes. How should they prepare to navigate these new regulations and create new AI governance plans?
In January 2025, New Jersey released new guidance detailing laws on algorithmic description. These new rules outline several ways the usage of AI can constitute as discriminatory and thus will impact employers using such tools for decision-making. The guidance also highlights key steps businesses must take to mitigate risks in this evolving technological and legal landscape.
Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing industries, but their rapid adoption comes with escalating security risks, from data breaches to malicious misuse. Government policy has always lagged behind technology, which begs the question: what role should corporations play in mitigating these risks?
AI hallucinations are causing headaches in the legal world as lawyers grapple with inaccuracies in court documents generated by AI tools. The risks and repercussions of relying on AI for critical legal work could have serious implications for the future of the profession and expose a growing need for tech literacy in the legal community.
The attorneys at Mintz Insights discuss the implications of President Trump's recent executive order on AI, which revokes several Biden-era policies. How will this shift in AI regulation affect the U.S. workforce and ongoing AI projects? What are the potential challenges and opportunities for businesses adapting to these changes?
The USPTO and Copyright Office recently issued recommendations addressing AI-related IP challenges. The USPTO's strategy focuses on integrating AI into patent and trademark processes while reaffirming human inventorship. The Copyright Office emphasizes human authorship for AI-generated works, reinforcing that only creations with significant human input qualify for copyright protection.
Washington state lawmakers propose a bill allowing state workers to influence AI use in agencies. Bill Kehoe, the state's CIO and AI Forum advisory board member, supports using AI to enhance jobs, not replace them. How will this bill impact state employees and AI integration?
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Ross Intelligence infringed on Thomson Reuters' IP by using Westlaw's headnotes to train its AI. This decision, which might impact future AI copyright cases, highlights the tension between AI development and copyright law. The ruling could influence the outcome of over 39 similar lawsuits.
Finding the Intersection of Law and Society
How can AI be used responsibly in litigation? On The Legal Department podcast, Stacy Bratcher speaks with Alex Alben about ensuring ethical AI use, identifying AI-generated content, and mining legal data for better outcomes. Don’t miss this episode exploring the future of AI-driven lawyering and its impact on litigation.
President Trump has rescinded Biden's AI Executive Order, leaving a policy vacuum. What will replace it? Alex Alben analyzes the implications of this decision and poses five key questions that will shape the future of AI regulation in the United States.
What happens when cutting-edge AI meets centuries-old legal principles? In this episode of Responsible AI, Rebecca Staffel interviews AI Forum founder Alex Alben about large language models’ ability to analyze legal patterns, tackle bias, and predict case outcomes. Explore how AI is reshaping copyright law and courtroom decisions in this thought-provoking discussion.
Hear more about how AI Forum founder Alex Alben’s legal career focusing on media and intellectual property has led him to found, together with Patrick Ip, the new company Theo.AI. Alex joined Matt Cohen on the podcast Tank Talks to discuss Theo.AI’s mission to predict legal case outcomes, the impact of AI on law, and the ethical challenges AI poses.
How does the privacy conversation change as we move from Web 2.0 to the AI era? What are large language models doing with our PII? And how do we move from using AI as a toy to finding use cases with significant economic value? Colby Hawker, AI Product Manager at Google, joins Alex Alben and Patrick Ip on the Responsible AI podcast to share his thoughts and predictions.
AI Forum Contributors
Alex Alben, Director
Nicole Alonso, Syro
David Alpert, Covington & Burling
Chris Caren, TurnItIn
William Covington, UW Law
Tiffany Georgievski, Sony
Bill Kehoe, State of WA
Ashwini Rao, Eydle
Linden Rhoads, UW Regent
Sheri Sawyer, State of WA
Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law