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Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

February 17, 2026

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

By: Steven Hess

Many companies are thinking about how to deploy new AI systems to automate routine work and to improve their product. For many businesses, adding an AI chatbot is a valuable way to enhance the customer experience by automating routine conversations,[1] and by alerting customers to new deals and offerings that are relevant to them.[2] Coupled with the rising ubiquity of AI chatbots in modern life,[3] these AI agents can be integrated into existing consumer platforms to provide faster, more adaptive services. As with any new innovation, there are also concerns with integrating AI chatbots into existing products.  Because these products are new, so too are the risks, and it is not possible to identify every concern that may arise from…

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Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

January 21, 2026

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

By: Lauren Scribner

In the final weeks of 2025, New York passed a law requiring social media platforms with “certain predatory features” to display warning labels about “the dangerous impact” those features pose to the mental health of users under the age of eighteen.[1] These so-called “predatory features” include continuous and infinite scrolling, displaying addictive feeds, and automatically playing video content.[2]  Warning labels will be displayed upon the…

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Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

December 12, 2025

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

By: Lauren Scribner

The “influencer economy,” in which so-called “content creators” share user-generated content such as livestreams or short-form film, is showing no signs of slowing down.  Currently valued north of $250 billion, it is projected to reach nearly $500 billion by 2027.[1] “Creators earn income primarily through direct branding deals to pitch products as an influencer; via a share of advertising revenues with the host platform; and…

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For the Children!: Children’s Online Safety Becomes Focus of State and Federal Law

May 15, 2023

For the Children!: Children’s Online Safety Becomes Focus of State and Federal Law

By: Nicole Kardell

Have you seen the latest craze in babysitting? If you are ever out in public, you have. Think of the last time you were at a restaurant, stoplight, or airport, and noticed a child, aged between tot and tween, fixated on his or her device. That’s the craze: the cheapest, most available babysitting option these days is a device that can entertain children for hours,…

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Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Business Data Privacy and Confidential Information

May 10, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Business Data Privacy and Confidential Information

By: Jake Gray

Over the last year, an abundance of headlines detailing innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have hit the news cycle. Beyond mere technical advancements, many reports have discussed AI’s potential to revolutionize innumerable industries and the workplace, whether for better or worse.  The White House is accordingly delving into AI’s role in the workplace, recently announcing that the White House Office of Science and Technology…

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A New Paradigm: Claimant Opposition to Mass Tort Bankruptcy and Needed Reform

May 3, 2023

A New Paradigm: Claimant Opposition to Mass Tort Bankruptcy and Needed Reform

By: George Calhoun

Congress enacted Section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code in 1994. That statute requires a 75% supermajority of claimants to approve a bankruptcy plan binding on future claimants and containing injunctions protecting the debtor and other third parties. The statute handed veto power to prominent plaintiff law firms. Companies facing mass tort liabilities, primarily asbestos, were forced into Faustian deals with plaintiffs groups in which trusts…

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Basic Data Privacy Hygiene and AI: Do What You Say and Say What You Do

April 10, 2023

Basic Data Privacy Hygiene and AI: Do What You Say and Say What You Do

By: Nicole Kardell

Our Privacy Team has been saying this for years –Do What You Say and Say What You Do.[1]  It’s an enduring maxim and an important basic step that companies need to embrace in their data collection practices.  It also fits in neatly with the concepts of Notice and Consent, which are the hallmarks of almost all data privacy laws.  Remarks made recently in a keynote…

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Pump The Brakes or Step on the Gas? An Analysis of Emerging AI Regulatory Frameworks

April 6, 2023

Pump The Brakes or Step on the Gas? An Analysis of Emerging AI Regulatory Frameworks

By: Abbey Block

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is growing exponentially and has infiltrated nearly every sector of society. Despite the technology’s growth, the US has yet to pass comprehensive federal legislation addressing its use, commercialization, and development. Although several states such as New York, Maryland, and Washington have implemented their own regulations, no such supervisory scheme has been broadly implemented on the federal level. In response to the largely…

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Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.

Thinking about adding an AI Chatbot? Some key considerations.
By: Steven Hess

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?

Is Scrolling the New Smoking?
By: Lauren Scribner

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?

Influencer Liability: Will New-Age Litigation Net Celebrity Spokespeople?
By: Lauren Scribner

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