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AI adoption is now mainstream: 88% of businesses use AI in at least one function, with global spending expected to exceed $1.5 trillion in 2025 and approach $2 trillion in 2026. As organizations race to scale AI, many have relied …
We wrote recently about a decision in which Judge Rakoff of the Southern District of New York denied the claim of defendant Bradley Heppner that documents prepared by Heppner using the consumer version of the AI model Claude for legal …
Corporate oversight under Delaware law rests on the two bases for liability, each identified in In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation (“Caremark”) and reaffirmed in Stone v. Ritter. The first is a failure to implement any reporting …
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let me begin by thanking our FSOC hosts for convening this roundtable series and for the invitation to take part in it. I should also like to acknowledge our industry partners for joining us. Today’s …
When a core product feature depends on an external AI model operated by another company, part of the product’s behavior and customer experience is effectively outsourced. That changes what the company can promise customers, what it can test before launch, …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into mergers and acquisitions (M&A), supporting negotiations, determining the value of the target, drafting relevant contracts – and, most important, helping perform due diligence. Yet, its role in this context raises questions about …
Key Points
In a year of significant regulatory, geopolitical, technological and macroeconomic turbulence, boards have had to manage through an environment of uncertainty. Unpredictability caused by frequent policy shifts and evolving expectations and demands from governmental and market actors added complexity to …
In 2026, companies and individuals conduct many important transactions using images of objects or documents, rather than the original items themselves. For example, individuals authenticate themselves using photos of their passports; banks process and accept check deposits using images of …
Summary
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act is now law. Some provisions are already in effect, but others are still being finalized, so boards are being asked to take digital governance seriously while the legal floor under their feet is still …
Recent disclosures by Anthropic and OpenAI highlight a pivotal shift in the cyber threat landscape: AI is no longer merely a tool that aids attackers, in some cases, it has become the attacker itself. Together, these incidents illustrate immediate implications …
A rapidly expanding scope of challenges is prompting corporate boards to re-evaluate the adequacy of the information with which their staffs provide them. Traditional sources such as financial reports, regulatory and litigation briefings, and strategic commentaries are not enough to …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just assisting the legal profession but transforming it – including by shaping how disputes are resolved. In arbitration, algorithms are already used to select arbitrators, analyze documents, and draft procedural orders. The essential question …
The UK’s first “Copyright vs. AI” decision (Getty Images (US) Inc & ors vs. Stability AI Limited [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch)) marks a clear win for the artificial intelligence industry. The English High Court raised the rhetorical question on the …
Artificial intelligence (AI) poses a clear and present danger to our money and our markets. With AI, bad actors and rogue nations can readily and cheaply engage in market manipulation, financial misinformation, and regulatory misconduct that threaten the stability, integrity, …
On September 19, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), seeking public comment related to its implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act), …
In emerging AI-related litigation, one of the most common claims so far concerns alleged over-stating or misrepresenting a company’s AI capabilities to its investors. According to Stanford’s Class Action Clearinghouse, there have been more than 50 class-action lawsuits involving so-called …
California enacts more than a dozen AI laws, including ones that impose new obligations on frontier developers in the name of greater transparency.
On September 2, 2025, U.S. Representative Zachary Nunn sent a letter to the chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) highlighting concerns over ownership transparency of certain bitcoin mining firms and suppliers connected to China. …