On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued an industry letter covering Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related Risks (the “Industry Letter”). The Industry Letter contains guidance for entities regulated by NYDFS (“Covered Entities”) in assessing and responding to cybersecurity risks related to the use […]
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Guidance on the Interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act
On 19 September 2024, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued new Guidance on the interplay between the recently adopted EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (the AI Act) and the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR), which aims to provide further insight into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that process personal data. The […]
NIST Releases Updated Draft Guidelines regarding AI Use in Identity Systems
On August 21, 2024, the National Institution of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released the second draft of its Digital Identity Guidelines, which provides federal agencies with a framework for identity proofing and authentication of external employees, government contractors, and individuals accessing government information systems and services. Building on the first draft of the guidance, the […]
California Joins the Neural Data Bandwagon
On August 31, the California assembly passed SB1223, which amends the CCPA/CPRA to include “neural data” as a type of sensitive data. SB1223, which is likely to become law, defines “neural data” as “information that is generated by measuring the activity of a consumer’s central or peripheral nervous system, and that is not inferred from […]
California Passes Generative AI “Training Transparency” Bill
On August 27, 2024, the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill 2013 and sent it to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature. If passed, AB 2013 would require companies that make generative AI systems and services publicly available to Californians to post documentation on their website about the data used to train such AI systems and […]