Assessments around AI should be done altogether and not split into separate categories of risk, privacy, cybersecurity or other issues, said chief privacy officers at an International Association of Privacy Professionals webinar Tuesday.

Microsoft is trying to implement compliance systems that put the company in good standing with privacy and AI regulations across countries and jurisdictions, Chief Privacy Officer Julie Brill said Tuesday during an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) livestream.

Privacy compliance is a good starting point for navigating risks and worries associated with future AI technology, said Matt Kelly, CEO of Radical Compliance, in a Navex blog Tuesday. “Privacy issues are inseparable from AI risks."

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed an AI executive order Wednesday that directs the state’s IT department to “conduct an inventory of all AI technologies being planned, piloted, acquired, developed, and/or utilized by each state agency.” Also, the department should “evaluate the processes, guidelines (including procurement) and/or uses of AI currently in place at each state agency,” it said. Moreover, the order directs the department to develop policy recommendations for state agencies to responsibly use AI and to work with the public and private sector on best practices.

Generative AI's sustainability and success are critically dependent on information governance, said Jim Merrifield, Robinson+Cole’s director of information governance and business intake, in a Thursday blog post.