Recently, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory measures intended to protect against untrustworthy and fraudulent uses of AI. Presented as part of her FY 2025 Executive...more
3/6/2024
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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more
2/26/2024
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Over the last few months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voiced an increasing interest in AI-generated content and copyright law. In an August 2023 Business Blog entitled “Can’t Lose What You Never Had: Claims About...more
In 2022 and early 2023, voting machine companies and the parents of school shooting victims won a string of court rulings against the media companies and personalities that had allegedly spread defamatory, viral lies about...more
4/11/2023
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It took just two months from its introduction in November 2022 for the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot ChatGPT to reach 100 million monthly active users—the fastest growth of a consumer application in...more
We’re pleased to announce that the firm’s podcast, In the Public Interest, will return for a third season! Tune in to hear a preview of what to expect this season from our hosts, WilmerHale Partners John Walsh and Felicia...more
Fast-spreading disinformation and the growing ease with which believable deepfake media can be created are threats that are poised to accelerate a range of business dangers, particularly those related to reputational risk,...more
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed a path-breaking law addressing synthetic or digitally manipulated media. The law has two main components.
First, the law establishes a postmortem right of publicity to protect...more
WilmerHale Partner Louis Tompros and Counsel Stephanie Lin discuss the Pepe the Frog copyright infringement case with host John Walsh. Louis, Stephanie and a team from WilmerHale assisted Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the...more
On November 30, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a path-breaking law addressing synthetic or digitally manipulated media. The law has two main components.
First, the law establishes a postmortem right of...more
Last month, the tea party-affiliated political group FreedomWorks sought to drive social media users to a website peddling unsubstantiated fears of mail-in voting.
To lend an air of authenticity to its message,...more
The emergence of social media led to profound changes in the way we interact with technology and each other. Every day — often without thinking — we use social media platforms for myriad purposes, including to keep family and...more