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New Executive Order Promotes AI Innovation While Strengthening Cybersecurity Defenses

June 15, 2026 By Kim Peretti and Kristen Bartolotta

On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” (the “Order”). The Order reflects the Administration’s stated policy of advancing U.S. AI leadership through collaboration with the private sector, while taking steps to harden government and critical infrastructure systems against emerging cyber threats. Importantly, the Order […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence

Produce the Prompts: A Court Says Expert AI Inputs Are Fair Game in Discovery

May 27, 2026 By Donald Houser, Gavin Reinke, Ashley Miller and Amanda Wellen

A federal court just delivered one of the clearest messages yet on AI in litigation: if an expert used AI to do the work, the prompts may be discoverable. In Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company et al., Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish ordered the Plaintiff to produce the prompts its expert used […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Litigation

NYDFS Issues Frontier AI Advisory and Guidance for Heightened Cyber Threat Environment

May 26, 2026 By Kim Peretti, Ashley Miller, Lance Taubin and Taylor Veracka

On May 21, 2026, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued two Industry Letters to the organizations it regulates (“Regulated Entities”): “Heightened Cybersecurity Risks Associated with Frontier AI Models” (the “Advisory”) and “Guidance on Measures Regulated Entities Should Consider in a Heightened Cybersecurity Threat Environment” (the “Guidance”) (collectively, the “Letters”). The Letters discuss […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement

Your AI Therapist May Need a Lawyer: Pennsylvania Brings Suit Against Chatbot Developer

May 14, 2026 By Jennifer Everett, Sean Sullivan, Jennifer Pike, Sara Pullen and Jonathan Jagoda

Our Health Care Group investigates a lawsuit against Character.AI that raises legal risks for AI platforms presenting themselves as licensed professionals and signals tightening regulatory scrutiny. AI chatbot developers could face regulatory action, private lawsuits, and reputational harm if bots imply professional credentials or offer regulated advice Federal and state authorities are increasing scrutiny of chatbot […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), HIPAA/Health Information Privacy, Security & Breach Response, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection

The Era of AI-Driven Data Breaches Has Arrived

May 13, 2026 By Amanda Wellen, Ashley Miller and Donald Houser

A recent lawsuit signals the rapid convergence of issues relating to artificial intelligence, vendor‑managed platforms, and individual arbitration in the data breach ecosystem.  In Woodard v. OpenAI, Inc. & Mixpanel, Inc., Case No. 3:25-cv-10301 in the Northern District of California, Plaintiffs alleged that Mixpanel uses artificial intelligence technologies developed by OpenAI to collect user data.  […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Crisis & Data Breach Response, National Security & Digital Crimes, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Litigation

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