AI Counsel Blog Posts
by John Jenkins
July 20, 2026
Those darn employees! If they’re not busy breaching security protocols by using unauthorized “Shadow AI” tools, they’re resisting implementation of sanctioned AI tools that they fear will replace them. That kind of fear makes overcoming employee resistance to AI tools a significant challenge, but this recent Harvard blog cites a new study by Harvard Business […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 16, 2026
The Governor of New York issued an Executive Order this week pausing all new discretionary permitting of data centers throughout the state. This pause will stay in place until the New York Department of Public Service (DPS) issues a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) examining the impact of data centers on New York’s electric grid […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 15, 2026
A new AI securities class action was filed last month against data broker ZoomInfo Technologies. The plaintiffs allege that ZoomInfo failed to consider the impact that the AI market would have on its core business. While ZoomInfo was investing in AI capabilities and initiatives, plaintiffs claim that leadership didn’t account for the big-picture disruptions caused […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 14, 2026
With AI being a relatively new technology, nomenclature can get muddy and confusing. Two different concepts can be commonly referred to by the same word in conversationally convenient but imprecise ways. Often we refer to an AI’s “dataset” as all the data used to train an AI model as well as the data that model […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 14, 2026
The FTC proposed a policy statement earlier this month expanding the definition of deceptive practices related to AI. The statement asserts that AI users have an expectation that AI systems return factually accurate results. In the FTC’s view, companies that prioritize anything other than factual accuracy in their AI outputs may be engaging in a […]
by John Jenkins
July 9, 2026
Major law firms have historically been luddites when it comes to the adoption of new technologies, but that doesn’t appear to be the case when it comes to AI. This Debevoise blog identifies one of the big reasons for that – clients are using AI tools to accelerate their own business decisions, and they expect […]
by John Jenkins
July 8, 2026
One of the risks that businesses face when using AI tools is the potential inability to keep information they input into that tool confidential. These issues extend to the use of those tools in connection with litigation, and this recent Nelson Mullins blog says that two recent protective orders issued by US Magistrate Judges identify […]
by John Jenkins
July 7, 2026
This CSO Online article identifies “gotchas” to avoid when conducting cybersecurity risk assessments. The article says that such an assessment is an essential component of an overall cybersecurity strategy, because it helps managers understand risks to business objectives, evaluate the likelihood and consequences of cyberattacks, and develop risk mitigation strategies. However, it also says that […]
by John Jenkins
July 6, 2026
The nice folks from the Hermit Kingdom have a well-established reputation for being among the world’s top cybersecurity menaces, and they’ve apparently expanded the scope of their activities to include sophisticated efforts to obtain remote IT gigs with US companies. This Skadden memo discusses how North Korea deploys skilled professionals in other countries in order […]
by Zachary Barlow
July 2, 2026
AI isn’t the only emerging technology that has caught the attention of the White House. The administration is also eyeing quantum computing and recently issued two executive orders aimed at promoting the development and integration of the technology. A recent Pillsbury memo discusses the executive orders: “The new EOs—titled “Ushering in the Next Frontier of […]