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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 Tech Firm Settles Over Failure to Accommodate Deaf Job Candidate

Dec 4 2023 // A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified deaf applicant from Massachusetts for a remote IT job.U.S. District Judge Richard G....

#3 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...

#4 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...

#5 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...

#6 Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech

May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...

#7 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...

#8 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...

#9 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...

#10 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...

#11 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...

#12 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...

#13 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...

#14 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...

#15 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...

#16 Why Near-Miss Cyberattack Put US Officials and Tech Industry on Edge

Apr 8 2024 // German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the...

#17 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...

#18 Mission Possible: Top 3 Carrier Innovations in P&C to Restabilize Homeowners Insurance

Apr 16 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.As the property and casualty market struggles to find its equilibrium, carriers and reinsurers are retooling their approach to risk and the market. As a Floridian...

#19 Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future

Aug 30 2024 // As the world leans into electrification, it will need more lithium. A key ingredient in the batteries that power everything from electric vehicles to cell phones, demand is projected to accelerate over the next decade.To...

#20 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...