On February 20, 2025, the SEC announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (“CETU”) to focus on “combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors from bad actors in the emerging technologies space.” In this blog post, we provide an overview of the announcement, which illustrates that the Trump administration will continue to prioritize SEC cybersecurity and…
Because media is constantly urging us to use more AI, Professor Ethan Mollick’s recent post that identified 5 Times Not to Use AI caught our attention. After dispensing with the obvious scenarios (e.g., using AI for illegal purposes, in high-stakes situations where errors could be catastrophic, or for decisions that ethically require human work), Professor Mollick offers five situations where…
In a ruling with potential implications for other pending generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) copyright cases, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH & West Publishing Corp. v. ROSS Intelligence Inc. has granted summary judgment for Thomson Reuters on direct copyright infringement and related defenses, as well as fair use. While the…
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the annual cybersecurity audit requirements in the proposed rulemaking package (the “Draft Regulations”) of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”). In this Part 2, we discuss the Draft Regulations’ provisions on Automated Decision-Making Technology (“ADMT”). Most notably, the Draft Regulations’ definition of ADMT is more expansive than other regulatory definitions in…
On Thursday, March 6, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST, Avi Gesser will participate in a panel discussion along with Jenifer McIntosh, CIPP, Of Counsel at Stinson during an upcoming Strafford live video webinar, “Board Oversight of Artificial Intelligence: Best Practices for Governance, Compliance, and Ethical Considerations.” The panel will examine the corporate governance, data security and other challenges facing boards of directors in…