AI Counsel Blog Posts
Study Finds Bias in LLM Outputs
by Zachary Barlow
August 7, 2025
New research indicates that leading Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude may have significant bias baked into their learning data. In a recent study, researchers created “personas” for LLMs to interact with. These personas had different demographic backgrounds, including sex, ethnicity, and migrant status. When asking the LLMs for salary negotiation advice, researchers […]
EU GPAI Regulations Now in Effect, Enforcement to Follow Next Year
by Zachary Barlow
August 6, 2025
Back in February, I wrote about the first provisions of the EU AI Act coming into force. Now we’ve hit another major milestone in the law’s phase-in. Requirements covering General Purpose AI (GPAI) became effective on August 2nd. However, despite these provisions officially phasing in, the State’s enforcement powers do not become active until next […]
Data Center Growth Drives Insurance Demand
by Zachary Barlow
August 5, 2025
With the advent of AI and an increasingly data-driven world, data centers are more important than ever. Many companies are scrambling to develop data center capacity to meet the demand for AI and cloud computing. These projects are often massive in scope, involving serious manpower to build, operate, and power new data centers. Data center […]
CPPA Approves New Rules for Automated Decision Making
by Zachary Barlow
August 4, 2025
New regulations are coming to companies subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has recently voted unanimously to adopt new regulations focused on pre-use notices, opt-out rights, cybersecurity audits, and risk assessments. One area of interest is new notice requirements for businesses using Automated Decision-Making Technologies (ADMTs) for significant […]
Cybersecurity: AI Enhanced Threats on the Rise
by John Jenkins
July 31, 2025
According to a recent survey by the cybersecurity firm Darktrace, AI tools are increasingly being used by the bad guys in their efforts to hack cyber systems. Here’s what the survey found on that topic: This year, 78% of CISOs surveyed agreed that AI-powered cyber threats are having a significant impact on their organization, up […]
Agentic AI: Tips for Secure Deployment
by John Jenkins
July 30, 2025
Agentic AI is on the march, with a recent survey indicating that 29% of organizations surveyed are already using agentic AI and that 44% plan to implement it over the next year. This Risk Management Magazine article by three Lowenstein Sandler professionals offers some tips for companies on how to deploy agentic AI tools in […]
Trump Administration Unveils “AI Action Plan” & Executive Orders
by John Jenkins
July 29, 2025
Last week, the Trump administration unveiled its AI Action Plan, which is intended to serve as a roadmap for its artificial intelligence policy priorities. The president quickly followed that up with the following executive orders implementing various aspects of the plan: – Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack (July 23, 2025) – Preventing […]
Cybersecurity: Study Says Risk Assessment Strategies Lack Sophistication
by John Jenkins
July 28, 2025
A recent study commissioned by cybersecurity and compliance solutions provider Qualys found that the strategies most companies use to identify and prioritize cybersecurity risks lack sophistication. This excerpt explains: The most common approaches used by organizations to measure cybersecurity risks are qualitative risk assessments (58%) and risk scoring tools (54%). But 53% said they use […]
Case Study in AI Adoption: Property Management
by Zachary Barlow
July 24, 2025
AI adoption looks different for every industry, often changing with the needs of companies on a case-by-case basis. A recent McDermott Will & Emery memo gives insight into how the rental and property management sector is adopting AI, providing a case study in sectoral adoption. The memo gives four examples of how day-to-day property management […]
Why Gen AI Gets it Wrong
by Zachary Barlow
July 23, 2025
We’ve all heard stories of AI getting critical facts wrong in high-stakes scenarios. From airline deals that don’t exist to court filings with fake citations, it’s common to see AI fall short. Why is it that gen AI can’t get the facts right? Even after multiple rounds of prompting and asking it to “check its […]