While some states have existing laws governing certain aspects of the use of AI, on May 17, Colorado became the first state to enact comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. Senate Bill 24-205, “Concerning...more
AI has great capability to both harm and to protect in a cybersecurity context. As with the development of any new technology, the benefits provided through correct and successful use of AI are inevitably coupled with the...more
The term “Artificial Intelligence” is not helpful to our public discourse. Artificial Intelligence is not intelligent. The term encompasses too much, is poorly defined, and therefore can’t be discussed...more
On Friday, July 21, 2023, the White House announced that Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI voluntarily committed to numerous principles for the responsible development of artificial...more
2023 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data privacy, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, four new state laws go into effect – two on July 1 – while California is expanding its already robust requirements, and...more
7/18/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Mapping ,
Data Privacy ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geolocation ,
Information Reports ,
International Data Transfers ,
Privacy Framework ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Strategic Planning ,
Surveys ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act
In this fraught and fractured time, wouldn’t we benefit from some humanizing assurance?
Rather than the tinny machine-generated sounds we absorb from our technology, or the universal impersonal voices chosen by Google,...more
Why don’t our new privacy laws really protect our privacy? Are we going about this the wrong way?
The topic was raised in the recent Capital Forum of state and federal enforcement agencies by FTC Chair Lena Kahn, who...more
12/15/2021
/ Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Devices ,
Notice and Comment ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Smart Devices ,
Surveillance
Humans are working artificial intelligence programs (AI) into business, government and daily life. Like with any new tool or technology, we start to see the initial technology flaws the more we are exposed to it....more
Your personal information is threatened by more pernicious tools and attacks each year.
While this blog often describes poorly written privacy laws stifling business and dangerous bureaucratic overreach by privacy...more
10/6/2021
/ Apple ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cyber-Stalking ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Due Process ,
Google ,
Law Enforcement ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
School Districts ,
Software ,
Spyware ,
Surveillance ,
Tracking Systems ,
Warrantless Searches ,
Warrantless Tracking ,
Wearable Technology
We all want to protect our home and family.
How far would you go to secure the homestead? A monitored security system? Sure. A doorbell camera to record people approaching? Possibly. ...more
As a tool for humans, cars replaced walking. For decades, automobiles were playthings for the rich. Yet these vehicles have been a cornerstone of our economy and culture since at least the Great Depression....more
AI is hungry for data.
Training and testing the machine-learning tools to perform desired tasks consumes huge lakes of data. More data often means better AI....more
We can’t seem to decide whether AI will replace humanity as the dominant intellectual force or it will simply be a sideshow never reaching its promise. Is AI the technology of the future, or will it always be so?...more
As we learn more about the human brain, we can begin to wonder if the rest of the body is necessary. Improved brain-machine interfaces are showing us how much can be accomplished by tapping directly into our thoughts....more
Business technology changes constantly, and every solution we implement has a lifespan. You may have been a Microsoft shop for the past thirty years, but your company is not currently operating on Windows 95. To run a...more
Eyes are important, don’t get me wrong. So are ears, noses, tongues, fingers, balance calibration organs and everything else that feeds that massive brain of yours. Salinity detectors in narwhals, electrical sensors in...more
Each new technology seems to offer creative tools for both criminals and law enforcement. Telegraphs and telephones spawned wire and phone fraud. The era of digital networking ushered in the age of hacking. Digital banking...more
A few years ago, if you wanted to wreak havoc online, you needed some skill. You needed to understand coding and how to break into other computers. You needed to develop attack bots and probe for vulnerabilities....more
Legislators can become heroes.
With one act of non-partisan legislation, your representatives could save thousands of lives, could boost the U.S. manufacturing economy, and could make all of our lives easier, safer, and...more
When will artificial intelligence develop aspirations? When will a robot yearn to have its own apartment? When will an AI that invented technology want to re-invest its earnings into better marketing for its product? When...more
Last week the California legislature passed an important first step in protecting the American public from itself. The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) helps fill a gap in U.S. healthcare privacy that most people don’t...more
Since its conception, people have worried that an artificial intelligence would turn against humanity and threaten our lives. While this may be a result to be feared several years in the future, right now the more pressing...more
8/6/2020
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Authoritarian Regimes ,
Biometric Information ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Foreign Relations ,
Minorities ,
Personal Data ,
Political Parties ,
Prison ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector
If you want a glimpse of the future, check out how developers are using gpt-3.
This natural language processor was trained on parameters ten times greater than its most sophisticated rival and can be used to answer...more
7/31/2020
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Coding ,
Computer Programmers ,
Data Processors ,
Machine Learning ,
Natural Language Processing ,
Predictive Coding ,
Software ,
Software Developers ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector
When was the last time you talked about blockchain?
Maybe 18 months to 2 years ago when the world was new, Broadway was open, and blockchain was everywhere. And then it wasn’t.
Blockchain didn’t leave us, its golden promise...more
7/24/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Internet of Things ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector ,
Token Sales
If a picture of your face is used for a purpose that doesn’t identify you, is your privacy violated?
If the publicly available picture was used just to show a face, distinguished from some faces, similar to others, and fed...more
7/22/2020
/ Alphabet Company ,
Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Name and Likeness ,
Personal Data ,
Public Information ,
State Privacy Laws