Late yesterday day afternoon, Colorado’s House of Representatives passed, in a 48-14 vote, a bill that delays the in-force date for Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law (CO Rev Stat §§ 6-1-1701 — 6-1-1707 (COAIA)) until June 30, 2026. After first voting in favor of an amendment delaying the in-force date until October 1, 2026
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What Is Data Privacy in AI?
In the context of AI, data privacy involves ensuring that an organization’s use of data complies with legal and regulatory standards for protecting personal and sensitive information.
Data privacy issues with AI are a growing concern, as artificial intelligence systems often require vast amounts of data, including personal data, to function effectively. The collection, storage and processing of this data must be carefully managed to prevent misuse and unauthorized access.
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At Squire Patton Boggs, we help organizations ensure that their artificial intelligence initiatives align with current and emerging regulations. With significant experience at the intersection of AI, data privacy and digital law, our team is uniquely positioned to support clients in managing the rapid technological and regulatory changes impacting these fields.
Our global team of AI and data lawyers includes legal, policy and business professionals who bring deep insights into the intricate digital ecosystem and its regulatory challenges.
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As artificial intelligence continues to drive transformation across sectors, our articles offer insights into a broad range of AI-related legal areas. Beyond data protection issues, we provide valuable information and analysis on the following key topics.
- Corporate compliance – The integration of artificial intelligence into corporate environments brings unique challenges for compliance programs. From competition enforcement to product safety laws, our professionals provide the insights you need to understand and manage AI-related compliance risks.
- Intellectual property – Artificial intelligence has introduced new complexities in intellectual property (IP) law. Our lawyers provide analysis of recent AI-related developments in IP law, such as in copyrighting and patenting.
- Labor and employment – With artificial intelligence transforming the workplace, we examine the legal implications of hot topics like the use of AI in hiring and algorithmic discrimination, giving practical guidance on fair and compliant employment practices.
- Policy and trade – Artificial intelligence is reshaping global trade and policy. We provide updates on international policy developments, such as US outbound investment restrictions and provisional political agreements in the EU, helping you navigate the global regulatory landscape.
With our multidisciplinary expertise, we are well positioned to guide clients through the complexities of AI-related law across these critical areas.
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Rogue AI Usage and High-risk Data Processing Runs Rampant
Inside AI Policy reports that a survey of U.S. office workers indicates that across industries approximately half of survey respondents said that they do or would use AI contrary to company policy to make their job easier, including 42% of security sector workers. The study published on August 20, 2025 by CalypsoAI, found that while…
Lexology Pro Analysis Explores AI Governance; Hong Kong Event to Focus on Data Breach Preparedness
Recently, Squire Patton Boggs Tokyo and Shanghai Partner Scott Warren was cited in an article in Lexology Pro, written by Victoria Hudgins, comparing the US and China AI action plans. Both plans set more aspirational goals, while establishing a framework for AI security. Read the article (subscription required).
In addition, Scott will be speaking at the…
California Employers Face New Challenges for HR Data Processing
On June 30, 2025, the California Civil Rights Council (CRC) secured final approval for regulations addressing employment discrimination resulting from the use of artificial intelligence and other algorithms it collectively refers to as Automated-Decision Systems. Shortly after that, on July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board approved its own long-anticipated regulations on cybersecurity…
The EU’s Voluntary GPAI Code: Reflecting on Strategic Choices in an Evolving Regulatory Context
The EU AI Act is entering into force in stages. While most of its provisions will not apply until August 2026, key requirements for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models took effect much earlier, starting on August 2, 2025.
In anticipation of this earlier milestone, the Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI Models was published on the…
What is Agentic AI? A Primer for Legal and Privacy Teams
As companies begin to move beyond large language model (LLM)-powered assistants into fully autonomous agents—AI systems that can plan, take actions, and adapt without human-in-the-loop—legal and privacy teams must be aware of the use cases and the risks that come with them.
What is Agentic AI?Agentic AI refers to AI systems—often built using LLMs but…
Understanding the Scope of “Artificial Intelligence (AI) System” Definition: Key Insights From The European Commission’s Guidelines
With the entry into force of the AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) in August 2024, a pioneering framework of AI was established.
On February 2, 2025, the first provisions of the AI Act became applicable, including the AI system definition, AI literacy and a limited number of prohibited AI practices. In line with article 96 of…
The European Commission’s Guidance on Prohibited AI Practices: Unraveling the AI Act
The European Commission published its long-awaited Guidelines on Prohibited AI Practices (CGPAIP) on February 4, 2025, two days after the AI Act’s articles on prohibited practices became applicable.
The good news is that in clarifying these prohibited practices (and those excluded from its material scope), the CGPAIP also addresses other more general aspects…
States Shifting Focus on AI and Automated Decision-Making
(Updated May 12, 2025)
Since January, the federal government has moved away from comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence (AI) and adopted a more muted approach to federal privacy legislation (as compared to 2024’s tabled federal legislation). Meanwhile, state legislatures forge ahead – albeit more cautiously than in preceding years.
As we previously reported,…
Join Us in April for Three Upcoming Strafford Webinars
Our very own Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson, Kyle Dull and Samuel Marticke will be featured in a series of upcoming CLE webinars designed to equip legal professionals with practical strategies for drafting enforceable terms of use, managing privacy risks in AI, and navigating the latest state data privacy laws.
Drafting Terms of Use…