AI Counsel Blog Posts
Can AI Revolutionize Workplace Safety?
by Zachary Barlow
March 31, 2025
AI and autonomous technologies are increasingly charged with important tasks carrying real-world consequences. AI systems can make us safer and more efficient, but they present serious issues concerning accountability when things go wrong. In a recent memo Fisher Phillips lists possible benefits of utilizing machine learning to assist in workplace safety including: Real-Time hazard detection […]
Data Centers: Managing Operational Risks
by John Jenkins
March 27, 2025
The boom in AI is being powered by unparalleled growth in data centers, and it’s essential that those facilities remain online and fully functional. Unfortunately, data centers face a lot of operational risks, including sudden power loss resulting in data corruption, damage to circuits and components and other hardware failures or malfunctions, cooling system interruptions, […]
Cybersecurity: Using AI for Consequence-Based Cyber Risk Management
by John Jenkins
March 26, 2025
A recent Industrial Cyber article recommends that industrial companies take a consequence-based approach to cyber risk management. This model seeks to prioritize potential threats by focusing not on their probability, but on their possible consequences to industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) environments. However, companies often struggle to assess the probable damage of […]
Data Privacy: California AG Announces CCPA Sweep of Location Data Industry
by John Jenkins
March 25, 2025
Earlier this month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an enforcement sweep targeting violations of California’s Consumer Privacy Act by the location data industry. This excerpt from the AG’s announcement summarizes what he’s hunting for – and why: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an ongoing investigative sweep into the location data industry, sending […]
FraudGPT: AI for the Bad Guys
by John Jenkins
March 24, 2025
A recent PYMNTS.com article on how AI is reshaping risk assessment provides a reminder that the bad guys have Gen AI tools of their own, and that makes the challenges associated with protecting against fraudsters even more daunting: “Trust is the very foundation of commerce,” said Rajat Taneja, president of technology at Visa. “When two unknown […]
OCC Allows Banks to More Easily Engage in Crypto Activities
by Zachary Barlow
March 20, 2025
The new administration is taking steps to legitimize cryptocurrencies and allow crypto to be incorporated into traditional financial systems. Recently the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an interpretive letter that allows banks to engage in certain crypto-related actions without notifying the federal government and obtaining a non-objection letter as was previously […]
Evolutions in State Data Center Regulatory Landscape
by Zachary Barlow
March 19, 2025
The market’s demand for AI has driven the rapid development of new of data centers. These facilities are crucial to AI development and operation and consume vast amounts of electricity often requiring on-site power generation. This makes data centers massive investments for AI companies. However, these facilities also pose major opportunities for state economies courting […]
AI Companies Sued After Analyzing Bank Phone Calls
by Zachary Barlow
March 18, 2025
“This call may be recorded for quality assurance” is a phrase we hear on almost every customer service call. However, a customer consenting to their call being recorded doesn’t mean that the customer necessarily consents to that call being shared. This is especially true when those calls are to financial institutions and contain sensitive information. […]
AI Considerations for M&A Deals
by Zachary Barlow
March 17, 2025
As AI becomes ingrained in business, new concerns are arising for companies engaging in mergers and acquisitions. How a company uses AI, the associated risks of that AI use, and how AI adds value to a company’s business model are issues that M&A buyers should investigate as part of their due diligence process. A recent […]
Cybersecurity: Global Threat Report
by John Jenkins
March 13, 2025
CrowdStrike recently published its 2025 Global Threat Report, which provides an overview of the current cyber threat landscape. The report says that cyberattacks are escalating in speed, volume, and sophistication, and that once inside organizations, attackers act within seconds. Here are some of the report’s significant findings: – Breakout time — how long it takes […]