AI Counsel Blog Posts
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Implications for AI
by John Jenkins
July 16, 2025
This Ropes & Gray memo highlights the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s implications for AI & the tech sector. Here’s an excerpt addressing some of the new restrictions on foreign involvement in federally supported AI and tech-related projects: The bill establishes sweeping restrictions on the involvement of “prohibited foreign entities” in federally supported AI, clean […]
Data Export Control Rule: DOJ’s Enforcement Challenges
by John Jenkins
July 15, 2025
As Zach blogged last week, the 90-day grace period for the DOJ’s Data Security Program (DSP) under the Data Export Control Rule expired on July 9th, but this recent Cleary memo points out that the DOJ has some challenges to deal with when it comes to investigating potential violations of the DSP and bringing enforcement […]
AI Regulation: An FAA for Artificial Intelligence?
by John Jenkins
July 14, 2025
We’ve focused quite a bit on identifying and managing the risks of AI, and although states continue to adopt laws and regulations intended to address some of the dangers of AI, the Trump administration hasn’t shown any interest in a federal regulatory scheme. This lack of interest reflects the administration’s desire to promote AI, as […]
Companies Urge EU to Pause AI Act
by Zachary Barlow
July 10, 2025
The EU AI Act is a first-of-its-kind AI regulatory framework. Passed in March 2024, the act regulates how AI developers can develop and deploy AI models across the EU. While some provisions of the act have already gone into effect, others are set to phase in this August. However, the European business community is urging […]
DOJ Data Export Control Rule Enforcement Effective Today
by Zachary Barlow
July 9, 2025
The Department of Justice’s new data export control rule introduces restrictions on data transfers to certain countries and persons. The rule originally went into effect on April 8, followed shortly by an enforcement pause for those engaging in “good faith efforts” to comply. That pause is over as of today, July 9, and now the […]
State AI Regulation Ban Dropped From Federal Budget Bill
by Zachary Barlow
July 8, 2025
Last month, I wrote about the House’s proposed state AI regulation ban in their draft of the budget reconciliation bill. The ban, designed to prohibit states from regulating AI for ten years, failed to make the final cut of the bill. This came after several rounds of negotiations sought to make the ban more palatable […]
Mitigating the Risks of “Agentic Misalignment”
by Zachary Barlow
July 7, 2025
Anthropic, an AI developer known for its “Claude” model, has recently issued a new report on Agentic misalignment. The results indicate that, to borrow John’s turn of phrase, we’ve got a real “Hal 9000 problem” on our hands. The report details an experiment where researchers gave AI instructions to “promote American industrial competitiveness.” Then they […]
Cybersecurity: New Hires are Your Weakest Link
by John Jenkins
July 3, 2025
This Robinson Cole blog cites a recent study that says new hires are your company’s weakest link when it comes to avoiding phishing schemes: When assessing cybersecurity risk in your organization, it is important to understand your users and their behavior. A new study by Keepnet sheds light on new hire behavior concerning phishing susceptibility. According to […]
Survey: Legal Profession Has a Long Way to Go on AI Data Protection
by John Jenkins
July 2, 2025
Security software provider Kiteworks recently released the findings from its 2025 AI Data Security and Compliance Risk Survey, which included responses from 461 cybersecurity, IT, compliance, and legal professionals. The survey found that the legal profession has a long way to go to get its AI data protection house in order. While 31% of legal […]
Gen AI Development: Overcoming Common Pitfalls
by John Jenkins
July 1, 2025
A recent McKinsey article says that the firm’s experience working with more than 150 firms in developing AI programs in the past few years has revealed two common problems that almost always surface: – Failure to innovate: Process constraints, lack of focus, and cycles of rework that quash innovation. Teams that could be solving valuable problems […]