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California just released the most comprehensive, forward-looking AI policy framework we've seen from any US jurisdiction to date – and it is expected to lay the groundwork for legislation and regulation we could see emerge in the next year . Even as Congress debates whether to ban state-level AI laws for the next decade, California is charging forward with a detailed blueprint that could also set the tone for AI regulation nationwide. So what does the June 17  California Report on Frontier AI Policy  mean for your business? And how should you respond? The Big Picture: California Steps Into the Leadership Void The June 17 report ( which you can read here ) was prepared by an expert working group at the request of Governor Gavin Newsom. You might recall that,  after he vetoed the legislature’s attempt at regulating AI systems last year , Newsom called upon AI experts to recommend a framework for a proposed law that would balance the needs of safety with innovation. Last we...

Six Simple Steps to Avoid Sanctions for Failure to Preserve Electronic Evidence I’m not a lawyer, and far be it for me to give legal advice, but I’ve lived and worked around lawyers for all of my professional legal career, so I’m at least qualified to comment on the importance of executing sound legal hold and preservation processes. Google Has Monopolized the Search Market Recently, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in United States of America et al., vs. Google LLC, Case No. 1:20-cv-03010-APM (08/05/24). This case was brought against Google by the federal and state governments alleging that Google practices related to their dominance of the search market violated the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act, which are U.S. laws designed to protect against antitrust, monopolistic, and unfair and anti-competitive business practices. Commenced in 2020 and proceeding through discovery and eventually a trial in 2023, the case largely flew under the ra...