Any time a new technology emerges that includes the ability for an AI model to autonomously “reach out and interact with the world,” legal and operations teams take notice. And rightly so, the legal and operational implications of any AI autonomy deserve careful consideration. MCP connectors are powerful precisely because…
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Connectors: A Primer
We all remember the first time we beheld the majestic power of generative AI. It plans vacations! It drafts my emails! It writes my essays! … then you accidentally include “Would you like me to soften the breakup message I drafted for you to be less confrontational?” in the text…
EU AI Act at the Crossroads: GPAI Rules, AI Literacy Guidance and Potential Delays
The EU AI Act (AI Act), effective since February 2025, introduces a risk-based regulatory framework for AI systems and a parallel regime for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. It imposes obligations on various actors, including providers, deployers, importers and manufacturers, and requires that organizations ensure an appropriate level of AI literacy…
Legal Definitions of AI: Considerations and Common Threads
By now, we all know what AI is. Some of us use ChatGPT as our search engine, confidant, secretary, travel agent, and much more. Others, at least, are acutely aware that AI exists, because everyone else is talking about it, possibly making money from it, or losing their jobs to…
California Legislature Passes Generative AI Training Data Transparency Bill (UPDATED)
The California legislature recently passed Assembly Bill 2013 (AB 2013) on August 27, 2024, a measure aimed at enhancing transparency in AI training and development. If signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, developers of generative AI systems or services that are made available to Californians would be required to…
Implementing a Policy for Employee Use of ChatGPT in the Workplace
The use of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. Generative AI tools include artificial intelligence chatbots powered by “large language models” (LLMs) that learn from (and share) a vast amount of accumulated text and interactions (usually snapshots of the entire internet). These tools are…