I always watch what the federal government requires of its employees’ use of technology to get a feel for risks and what is coming down the pike from a regulatory standpoint—this has been going on for years. That’s why I was one of the first to get a cover for my laptop camera, why I
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US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Offers AI Guidance for Government Contractors and Other Employers
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14110, aiming to ensure the responsible and safe development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in federal hiring. In compliance, the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released guidance for federal contractors to prevent discrimination in artificial intelligence-driven hiring practices. …
TechRadar’s Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next year. A year is a long time in the tech field. Just look at how fast ChatGPT became a sensation, with consumers and businesses falling quickly behind in analyzing…
Chinese Hackers Allegedly Use ChatGPT to Write Ransomware
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
Chinese authorities have arrested alleged hackers in what appears to be the first-ever reported case of hackers using AI to develop ransomware. These alleged hackers reportedly used ChatGPT to refine the code for their home-grown ransomware encryption tool. ChatGPT has been banned in China in favor of Chinese tools such as Baidu’s Ernie Bot. However…
AI + the Health Care Industry: Ethical Considerations
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
The health care industry, like all industries, is experimenting with AI tools. As we have commented before, the legal issues that are present with the use of AI tools apply to all industries and consideration should be given to mitigating those risks.
Another consideration for the health care industry was recently thoughtfully outlined by…
Update on AI Legal Challenges
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
It’s hard to keep up with all of the legal challenges related to artificial intelligence tools (AI), but here are a couple of noteworthy ones that have surfaced in the past few weeks, in case you haven’t seen them.
Two New York lawyers are facing possible sanctions for using ChatGPT to assist with a brief…
Privacy Tip #363 – Regulating AI
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Privacy Tips
This week, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and the Chief Privacy Officer of IBM testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. During that hearing, it is reported that both “called on U.S. senators…to more heavily regulate artificial intelligence technologies that are raising ethical, legal and national…
OpenAI Owner of ChatGPT Suffers Data Breach
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, stated that it has suffered a potential data breach in ChatGPT’s source code due to a vulnerability in the software. OpenAI “took ChatGPT offline…due to a bug in an open-source library which allowed some users to see titles from another active user’s chat history…the same bug may have caused…
Privacy Tip #361 – Beware of ChatGPT-Themed Scams
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Privacy Tips
Researchers at Meta, the owner of Facebook, released a report this week which indicated that since March 2023, Meta “has blocked and shared with our industry peers more than 1,000 malicious links from being shared across our technologies” of unique ChatGPT-themed web addresses designed to deliver malicious software to users’ devices.
According to Meta’s report…
Use of Generative AI Poses Risk to Companies
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
Many companies are exploring the use of generative artificial intelligence technology (“AI”) in day-to-day operations. Some companies prohibit the use of AI until they get their heads around the risks. Others are allowing the use of AI technology and waiting to see how it all shakes out before determining a company stance on its use.