Boutique law firm ZwillGen will acquire Luminos.Law as the basis for launching an artificial intelligence division, ZwillGen announced Wednesday. ZwillGen AI Division will focus “on red team testing and audits for AI models and systems” as well as offering other legal and policy guidance about AI technology.
Virginia would establish a Division of Emerging Technologies, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy within the state’s Department of Law, under a bill that Del. Bonita Anthony (D) proposed this week.
The second U.S. state privacy law could be updated this year. Virginia’s legislative session opened Wednesday with a bill by Del. Michelle Maldonado (D) that would add protections for teens, include support for universal opt-out mechanisms and revise other parts of the 2021 Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. Maldonado's measure would also add an AI section called the "Artificial Intelligence Training Data Transparency Act,” which includes a private right of action.
New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores (D) plans to file legislation that regulates frontier AI models later this month, with concepts similar to a bill vetoed in California last year.
Husch Blackwell named former Adobe associate general counsel Michael Yang as the law firm’s first senior director of artificial intelligence advisory services.
TechNet named Liz O'Bagy its federal policy director. Previously senior foreign policy and defense adviser to Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., she will oversee the network's AI and trade policy advocacy.
Carnegie Mellon University is launching a part-time master’s program for professionals who want to gain knowledge and practical skills in privacy technology and policy, the university announced Tuesday. The part-time program lets students earn an M.S. in privacy technology and policy in as little as 24 months, the university said.
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.
Legislation that would establish state-enforced civil penalties for AI-related violations was prefiled in Washington and Virginia this week.
New York state legislators opened their 2025 session Wednesday, introducing comprehensive and healthcare-focused privacy bills, among other measures related to consumer data. Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D) offered the 2025 version of the New York Privacy Act. However, some of it is "not aligned with other comprehensive privacy laws,” which could make compliance a challenge for businesses, warned Hinshaw & Culbertson privacy attorney Cathy Mulrow-Peattie in an email Wednesday.