Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently launched investigations into Character.AI and 14 other technology companies on allegations of failure to comply with the safety and privacy requirements of the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act and the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. The SCOPE Act places guardrails on digital service providers, including AI…
Italy fines OpenAI and requires public information campaign
Garante, (Italy’s data protector) has fined ChatGPT’s OpenAI for processing users’ personal information “to train ChatGPT without having an adequate legal basis and violated the principle of transparency and the related information obligations towards users.” The fine is 15 million euros. In addition to the fine, OpenAI will have to comply with a six-month information…
What to Expect in 2025: AI Legal Tech and Regulation (65 Expert Predictions)
Oliver Roberts is Editor-in-Chief of AI and the Law at The National Law Review, Co-Head of the AI Practice Group at Holtzman Vogel, and CEO/Founder of Wickard.ai As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to look ahead to how AI will shape the law and legal practice in 2025. Over the past year, we’ve witnessed growing adoption…
‘Data protection rules’ enabled child sex abuser priest to continue taking part in services
Warning: The news report linked below may be triggering for some people. Max Stephens reports: A priest under investigation for historic sexual offences against children was able to take part in funeral services because of “data protection rules”, a former colleague has said. Rev Canon Timothy Biles, 89, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on…