AI Counsel Blog Posts
by John Jenkins
December 23, 2025
Boston Consulting Group recently issued a report discussing the unique risks posted by Agentic AI tools and provides insights on what companies must do to build a risk framework specifically tailored to address the unique cyber vulnerabilities posed by Agentic AI. That starts with the CIO & CISO understanding the nature of those risks, which […]
by John Jenkins
December 22, 2025
This WTW article identifies four critical ethical challenges that companies should consider when assessing their AI governance practices. This excerpt addresses privacy compliance and the hidden risks of personalization: If you use AI to personalize services based on customer behavior and financial history, you could be using sensitive personal data, which can introduce significant privacy […]
by Zachary Barlow
December 18, 2025
The state of New York is tackling AI in advertising and entertainment in two new pieces of legislation. The first is an advertising law. This law requires commercial advertisements to include “conspicuous” disclaimers if using AI to create realistic-looking but “nonidentifiable” actors. The second law pertains to the rights of deceased performers’ estates. This law […]
by Zachary Barlow
December 17, 2025
In January 2025, the President signed an executive order titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” The order tasked agencies with reviewing regulations that might block US AI development. Now, almost a year later, we’re seeing the impact of that executive order. The EPA has announced a new resource for data center developers […]
by Zachary Barlow
December 16, 2025
It’s no secret that AI has a “dark side.” The headlines are rife with examples of AI encouraging illegal or harmful behaviors and the resulting tragedies. Now, forty state attorneys general are demanding action. The National Association of Attorneys General issued a letter to thirteen AI companies, including Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft. In it, the […]
by Zachary Barlow
December 15, 2025
Back in July, members of Congress proposed a prohibition on state AI regulation. Ultimately, these efforts failed, and the proposed ban died in the Senate. Now, just in time for the holidays, the “ghost of moratoriums past” is back. This time, the ban takes the form of an executive order (EO). The President signed EO […]
by John Jenkins
December 11, 2025
While it’s hard to find anyone who isn’t excited about AI’s potential to enhance productivity, a recent survey from the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) of more than 1,100 US business respondents says that, so far, reality has fallen far short of expectations. Here’s an excerpt from CompTIA’s report on the survey’s findings: A majority […]
by John Jenkins
December 10, 2025
A recent Robinson Cole blog cites some scary data from Beazley Security’s Third Quarter Threat Report. This excerpt from the blog highlights the most common paths for ransomware attacks: Significantly, the report notes that “the most common entry point was the use of valid, compromised credentials to access VPN infrastructure, which continued to grow in […]
by John Jenkins
December 9, 2025
According to a recent KPMG survey, adoption of AI tools is becoming ubiquitous in US businesses, and employees are leading the charge. At the same time, however, anxiety about job replacement appears to be growing. Here are some of the survey’s key findings: – Nearly 9 in 10 employees use AI tools on a weekly […]
by John Jenkins
December 8, 2025
Last month, Anthropic released a report on its investigation of an unprecedented cyberattack by a Chinese state sponsored group. This excerpt from the report explains what made the attack unique: The actor achieved what we believe is the first documented case of a cyberattack largely executed without human intervention at scale—the AI autonomously discovered vulnerabilities […]