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#1 Microsoft Agrees to Union Contract Terms Governing Its Use of AI

Dec 11 2023 // Microsoft Corp. has agreed to union contract language governing its use of artificial intelligence, creating an avenue for workers to challenge how it deploys the evolving technology.As part of negotiations with the...

#2 Meta Used Copyrighted Books for AI Training Despite Lawyers’ Warnings, Say Authors

Dec 13 2023 // Meta Platforms’ lawyers had warned it about the legal perils of using thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, but the company did it anyway, according to a new filing in a copyright infringement lawsuit...

#3 Is Trampoline Job Landscape Work? AI Says Yes. 11th Circuit Says It’s Not Covered

May 30 2024 // Is the installation of an in-ground trampoline considered landscaping work, covered by a landscaper’s liability insurance policy?Artificial intelligence programs suggest that it is. But human judges with the 11th...

#4 Agency E&O Webinar: Panelists Discuss Changing Exposures, AI & More

Dec 13 2023 // While today’s insurance agency errors and omissions market remains mostly stable, emerging exposures, cyber risk, natural disasters and more could shape its course ahead. Insurance Journal gathered three experts to...

#5 What’s to Come in 2024: Hard Market, AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 5 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal asked industry thought leaders their predictions for the...

#6 US Intelligence Agencies’ Embrace of Generative AI Is Wary and Urgent

May 28 2024 // Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence...

#7 US, Britain, Other Countries Ink Agreement to Make AI ‘Secure by Design’

Nov 28 2023 // The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue...

#8 Parents of Student Disciplined for Using AI Sue School

Oct 25 2024 // The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston on Tuesday that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his...

#9 Allianz D&O Outlook: ESG Claims ‘Here to Stay’ and AI Rapping at the Door

Dec 14 2023 // While everyone may be talking about potential risks associated with generative artificial intelligence, a new directors & officers report from Allianz highlights a range of current concerns associated with...

#10 European Union Agrees Landmark Deal Governing Use of Artificial Intelligence

Dec 11 2023 // Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such...

#11 AI Chatbot Pushed Florida Teen to Suicide, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges

Oct 29 2024 // In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.For months, Sewell had become increasingly isolated from his...

#12 Kansas Schools Turn to AI to Spot Guns

May 14 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve...

#13 London’s Insurance, Finance Workers to See Biggest AI Impact: UK Report

Nov 29 2023 // Management consultants and City of London finance workers are among those most exposed to workplace changes ushered in by artificial intelligence, a new UK government report found, urging changes in schools and training...

#14 Questions on AI, Budget Deficit, Gun Owners Liability Await California Lawmakers

Jan 4 2024 // California lawmakers returned to work this week for the start of an election-year legislative session dominated by decisions on artificial intelligence and the state`s struggling budget.The budget is a big issue every year...

#15 What’s to Come in 2024: AI Expansion, More Catastrophes, Network Consolidation

Feb 13 2024 // No one can predict the future, but insurance professionals are likely the best qualified when it comes to predicting risk. For this special report, Insurance Journal magazine asked industry thought leaders their...

#16 CEO Viewpoint: Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI in Insurance

Apr 24 2024 // Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a lot of interest from insurers and reinsurers because of its potential to revolutionize innovation, cut costs and improve the customer experience.Generative AI (or...

#17 AI and APIs: Essential Tools for Zurich Insurance Group’s Digital Leap

Jul 2 2024 // Executive Summary: For a multinational insurance company like Zurich Insurance Group, which can find itself delivering large, complex policies in multiple languages to a single international customer, there’s a...

#18 Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio

May 2 2024 // A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said.Authorities...

#19 Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?

Mar 19 2024 // When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting...

#20 Viewpoint: Why Insurers Should Have Confidence in Machine Learning Capability

Jun 12 2024 // Executive Summary: While insurance leaders plan to use machine learning capability in their pricing and underwriting processes, only a small proportion actually have embraced the technology. They need to take the next step...