AI Law
We represent clients seeking accountability for AI systems that inflict financial loss, reputational harm, or personal injury.
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AlphaGo’s 2016 Move 37 showcased AI’s potential, like atom splitting.
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Assuming AI is in its Day 1 amoeba phase, we must be prepared for when it becomes a Day 2 behemoth.
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In 1-7 years, AI may act independently, beyond human control, raising critical issues of aligning algorithms with human values.
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By 2030, AI-driven automation could displace approximately 12 million U.S. workers.
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Algorithms used in financial services that mislead or manipulate users into fraudulent transactions could result in claims for financial loss.
AlphaGo’s 2016 victory with Move 37 showcased Al’s unprecedented capabilities. After 2,500 years of human dominance in Go—a strategy board game originating in China around 500 BCE, and much more complex than chess—a silicon-based system quickly outperformed organic intelligence in a game that had challenged human ability for millennia.
Assuming Al is now in its ‘Day 1’ amoeba phase, we must consider what will happen as it rapidly evolves into a technological juggernaut, possibly within the next 1-7 years. One that has agency-inorganically capable of independent decision-making and reshaping human life, from governance to economics, in domains once solely controlled by humans. Technological singularity may be closer than we think.
Overview
We help clients navigate the evolving risks and challenges posed by rapidly advancing AI to help protect their rights and interests.
Corporations may be held responsible for the actions of their algorithms.
Autonomous AI Risks
As AI rapidly advances, its legal, ethical, and societal implications grow exponentially. Our AI law practice guides clients through the evolving risks posed by these transformative technologies, advocating for ethical and responsible use within legal boundaries. Central to our approach is addressing the ‘alignment problem’—the risk that AI could act counter to human values, as highlighted by Nick Bostrom’s ‘paperclip’ scenario.
AI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner in physics Geoffrey Hinton has also warned of the existential threat AI may pose if it gains control, raising concerns about humanity’s future in the face of autonomous superintelligence that vastly surpasses the collective intelligence of humankind.
Clients may seek compensation for harm caused by AI-driven vehicles, drones, or machinery that malfunctions, leading to personal injury or property damage.
Your Rights
- Class Actions: Class actions can address widespread AI-driven data breaches, allowing victims to collectively seek compensation for privacy violations, identity theft, and financial loss caused by poor security practices, faulty algorithms, or unlawful AI systems.
- Data Privacy Violations: AI systems mishandling personal data may lead to privacy claims under laws like GDPR and CCPA, helping protect individuals from unauthorized data use.
- Intellectual Property Violations: AI systems that infringe upon patented technologies, copyrights, or trade secrets may result in intellectual property claims.
- Emotional Distress: Victims may seek compensation for significant emotional distress caused by biased or harmful AI affecting reputation or livelihood.
- AI Fraud and Misuse: Compensation may be sought for financial losses resulting from fraudulent use of AI in financial services or cryptocurrency schemes.
Legal claims may involve misuse of AI in surveillance, defense, or law enforcement that results in unlawful harm, privacy violations, or wrongful death.
Lawyers' Role
Our team helps address risks posed by AI:
- AI Bias and Discrimination Litigation: We represent victims of discriminatory AI algorithms, helping them seek compensation for unfair treatment in employment, financial services, and other sectors.
- Data Privacy and AI: We litigate cases involving AI-driven breaches of data privacy, unauthorized data use, and violations of global privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA.
- AI Intellectual Property Disputes: We represent clients in intellectual property disputes involving AI-generated content, AI-driven research, and IP violations.
- AI Regulatory Compliance: Our advisory services help clients navigate evolving AI regulations and ethical guidelines to help ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
How We Can Help
Class Actions for AI Misuse
Represent groups impacted by widespread AI-related harms, including data breaches, algorithmic discrimination, and market manipulation, through collective legal actions seeking accountability.
Bias and Discrimination in AI Systems
Pursue claims for harm caused by biased algorithms in hiring, lending, healthcare, and other sectors, advocating for equitable remedies and systemic accountability.
Privacy and Biometric Data Claims
Handle cases involving unauthorized data collection, privacy breaches, and misuse of biometric data, including facial recognition and voiceprints, under laws like GDPR, CCPA, and Massachusetts privacy statutes.
Financial Losses and AI Misuse
Advocate for clients harmed by AI-enabled financial schemes, including fraudulent cryptocurrency activities, algorithmic trading manipulation, and other deceptive practices.
Reputational and Emotional Harm from AI
Advise clients on claims involving defamatory AI-generated content, deepfakes, or outputs that result in reputational damage or emotional distress.
Intellectual Property and Emerging Technology Disputes
Represent creators and innovators in claims involving the theft or misuse of proprietary AI technologies, AI-generated content, and harms arising from advanced technologies like quantum-powered AI.
AI-Driven Product Malfunctions
Represent individuals harmed by malfunctioning AI-powered devices, such as autonomous vehicles and drones, in pursuing claims related to personal injury, property damage, or other losses.
AI in Healthcare and Medical Claims
Pursue claims for patients impacted by AI-driven healthcare errors, including discriminatory diagnoses, denial of critical treatments, algorithmic medical technology failures, and improper treatments.
Accountability for Algorithmic Decisions and AI Governance
Advocate for individuals and groups harmed by high-stakes algorithmic decisions in healthcare, finance, and criminal justice, addressing damages caused by negligent or harmful AI governance and deployment.
Regulatory Compliance and Risk Assessments
Provide advice on evolving AI regulations, risk management strategies, and compliance with federal, state, and international laws, helping clients address risks and avoid disputes.