Now is the time to think of the possibility that developers create AI systems that have some form of consciousness. It may happen in the next decade. What legal issues would arise from conscious AI systems?

Robotics companies know they need privacy policies? But whom should their privacy policies cover? Policies should go beyond website visitors.

Scraping the web to collect training data for training machine learning models creates legal risk. One of those risks concerns possible criminal liability for computer fraud.

Save the date for the Fifth Annual American Bar Association Artificial Intelligence and Robotics National Institute October 9-10, 2023 at Santa Clara Law School in Santa Clara, California.

Forms of generative AI, like ChatGPT, are taking the world by storm. Legislators are beginning to respond. We are now seeing the leading edge of legislation regulating generative AI.

We pay attention to what the Federal Trade Commission in AI law because of its role as the de facto AI regulator. This post covers recent FTC developments in the governance of AI.

At the Practicing Law Institute program on AI at the end of January, ChatGPT and generative AI stole the show. We are entering into a new era of profound generative AI legal issues.

Continuing last month’s review of legislative activity, I discuss amendments to an Illinois about AI systems used to analyze job interviews and a New York City law about AI used in hiring employees.

States were active in enacting general privacy laws, which will impact AI. I share thoughts on what these developments mean.

What does 2023 portend for legislation covering AI? I have thoughts about what will come in the new year.

The Biden Administration has been active at the end of 2022 in terms of public policy initiatives. This post recaps significant administration AI developments.

What are brain organoids and how does the law affect them? Research on brain organoids poses profound ethical and legal issues.

On October 9-10, 2023, the American Bar Association held its Fourth Annual AI and Robotics National Institute. This post recaps highlights of the Institute.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12-13, 2021, SVLG Shareholder Stephen Wu will Chair the American Bar Association Artificial Intelligence and Robotics National Institute.

A number of AI-related key public policy documents emerged in 2020.

In the lawsuit, plaintiffs alleged that investors in Clarifai, founders of the dating site OKCupid, used their access to OKCupid’s database of profile photographs to transfer the database to Clarifai.

What were the significant legislative developments regarding AI in 2020? This post covers key 2020 enacted laws, significant proposals, and other policy initiatives.

Does your business need to comply with requirements to mitigate AI bias and discrimination. Learn how the EU’s GDPR addresses the elimination of bias.

Many businesses face compliance obligations of “transparency.” What does that mean and how can companies comply?

Artificial intelligence and robotics companies must not forget the “other privacy law” in California — the California Online Privacy Protection Act.