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What is the background on the Heppner decision?

On February 17, 2026, in the case of United States of America v. Bradley Heppner, No. 25 CR. 503 (JSR), 2026 WL 436479 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) held that documents generated by the defendant with generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) through a publicly-available AI platform were not protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.

Whether, when an end-user prompts and communicates with a publicly available AI tool or ...

Introduction

The State of Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services (“DIFS”) has issued Bulletin 2026-03-BT/CF/CU, titled Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Financial Service Providers (the “Bulletin”).

The 10-page Bulletin reminds financial service providers regulated by DIFS that if analytical and computational technologies, including artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems, are used to make decisions that may impact consumers, such actions must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Among other topics, the ...

Following Executive Order 14179 from January 23, 2025 titled Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled its awaited artificial intelligence (“AI”) roadmap to cement the United States as a front runner in the “race to achieve global dominance in [AI]”.

The plan, titled American’s AI Action Plan (the “Plan”), is a 28-page document that outlines more than 90 federal policy actions under three strategic pillars: (1) accelerating innovation; (2) building American AI ...

See also Recommendations on AI and Copyrightability from the U.S. Copyright Office’s Latest Report

It is no surprise that generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) is changing the way companies all over the world operate. Some are embracing it with open arms and finding consistent opportunities to integrate AI into the workplace. Other businesses have found themselves at a standstill in terms of incorporating AI into their preexisting tools and technology, wondering whether embedding AI into their systems is a necessary step to stay relevant or one that may take them away ...

To hear more on this topic, business & IP attorney, Lindsey Mead, recently appeared on an episode of Expert Connexions to discuss the copyrightability of AI-generated content. See the interview here.

The United States Copyright Office (the “Office”) released the latest part in its Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence on January 29, 2025. Part 1, titled “Digital Replicas” was published on July 31, 2024 and discussed videos, images, and audio recordings that are manipulated to falsely depict individuals and information. This practice of creating ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing its firm stance in regulating companies making unsubstantiated or exaggerated claims about their products or services employing artificial intelligence (AI).

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump revoked former President Joe Biden’s executive order related to the utilization of artificial intelligence (“AI”).

With the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its various synthetic media outputs, deepfakes are just one of many new risks to businesses. Deepfakes pose considerable threats to companies, potentially damaging reputation, trust, and financial stability through malicious impersonation and manipulation of digital content.

With the influx of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and applications becoming readily available online, it is increasingly important to assess whether AI-generated works can obtain intellectual property protection. Specifically, in light of AI apps being able to create paintings, photographs, and illustrations from minimal prompting from an end-user, the United States Copyright Office (the “Copyright Office”) has had to consider whether such works can be copyrighted and to what extent.

Many businesses are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in a variety of innovative ways to improve productivity and to save time and money. According to a 2023 Forbes article (forbes.com/advisor/business/software/ai-in-business/), 1 in 3 businesses plan to use ChatGPT to write their website content while 97% of business owners believe it will help their business.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral element in the operation of virtually every business and organization.