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State Governments Move to Regulate AI in 2024

by Louis W. Tompros, Arianna Evers, Eric P. Lesser, Allie Talus, and Lauren V. Valledor

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(Left to right) Louis W. Tompros, Arianna Evers, Eric P. Lesser, Allie Talus, and Lauren V. Valledor (Photos courtesy of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)

Recently, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory measures intended to protect against untrustworthy and fraudulent uses of AI. Presented as part of her FY 2025 Executive Budget, the bill would amend existing penal, civil rights and election laws—establishing a private right of action for voters and candidates impacted by deceptive AI-generated election materials and criminalizing certain AI uses, among other measures. Governor Hochul’s proposals are part of a wider trend of governors and state lawmakers taking more expansive measures to regulate AI that deserve attention from businesses developing and using AI.

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FTC Warns Companies about Generative AI

by Kirk J. Nahra, Arianna Evers, Ali A. Jessani, and Roma Gujarathi

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From left to right: Kirk J. Nahra, Arianna Evers, Ali A. Jessani, and Roma Gujarathi (Photos courtesy of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)

On May 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a blog post cautioning companies about the use of generative AI tools to change consumer behavior. Generative AI is a subset of AI that can generate new text, images, and other media based on patterns learned from existing data. The machine-generated content often feels authentic and realistic and is convincingly similar to that of a real human.

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FTC Continues Enforcement Focus on the Use and Disclosure of Health Information for Advertising

by Kirk J. Nahra, Ali A. Jessani, Arianna Evers, and Samuel Kane

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From left to right: Kirk J. Nahra, Ali A. Jessani, Arianna Evers, and Samuel Kane. (Photos courtesy of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP.)

On Thursday, March 2, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the company’s collection and use of consumer health data were unfair and deceptive acts and practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. As part of the settlement, BetterHelp will be required to pay $7.8 million, which the FTC will use to provide partial refunds for consumers who enrolled in and paid for BetterHelp services between August 2017 and December 2020. The BetterHelp enforcement decision comes just over a month after the FTC reached a historic settlement order with another company in the healthcare space, GoodRx, for similar alleged violations.

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