Amy Miller

San Francisco

Senior Privacy and Data Security Reporter at MLex Market Insight

Legal reporter covering the intersection of AI and regulation for @mlexclusive, and an occasional banjo picker. @columbiajourn alum

Articles

Workday US age-discrimination case raises new issues over class members

3 days ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( June 4, 2025, 23:32 GMT | Insight) -- A novel age discrimination lawsuit against Workday over its artificial intelligence job-screening software is raising new issues over how to find and notify potential class members. Attorneys for Workday told a US judge in San Francisco they’re working on a solution in a lawsuit the company estimates could include hundreds of millions of plaintiffs.
US health insurers face new prohibitions on using AI alone to deny claims

4 days ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( June 3, 2025, 21:51 GMT | Comment) -- Health insurance companies are under increasing scrutiny over their use of artificial intelligence to deny claims. US states are enacting new laws prohibiting using AI alone to deny insurance claims, while US judges are letting lawsuits over health insurers' AI practices move forward.
California Senate advances bill protecting AI whistleblowers

1 week ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 29, 2025, 20:50 GMT | Insight) -- The author of the last year’s most controversial artificial intelligence safety bill has persuaded the California state Senate to approve new legislation aimed at protecting whistleblowers who believe their employers are creating AI systems that pose a “critical risk.” In addition to whistleblower protections, California state Senator Scott Wiener's latest AI safety bill is focused on giving researchers and startups the resources they need...
Are Character.AI’s conversations protected speech? US judge set for major decision

1 week ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 29, 2025, 00:25 GMT | Comment) -- A wrongful death lawsuit against Character Technologies over a Florida teen’s suicide is one of the first to closely examine whether conversations generated from artificial intelligence-powered chatbots are protected speech, and the outcome could have profound implications for the AI industry.A wrongful death lawsuit against Character Technologies over a teen’s suicide in Florida is one of the first to closely examine whether words...
Texas lawmakers pass bill aimed at regulating AI while fostering development

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 24, 2025, 00:16 GMT | Insight) -- The Texas state legislature has approved legislation aimed at regulating the development and use of artificial intelligence systems in the state, with a focus on preventing potential abuses and fostering development of new tools. It’s one of more than 60 AI-related bills being considered in the Texas state legislature this year, and one of several now heading to the governor's desk for approval.
California Assembly passes bill clarifying liability for harm from AI

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 20, 2025, 21:56 GMT | Insight) -- A California bill that would clarify liability for artificial intelligence tools and prevent companies from deflecting responsibility if they cause harm passed the state Assembly almost unanimously, despite opposition from the tech industry.
Moratorium on US state AI regulation advances after late-night vote

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 19, 2025, 19:44 GMT | Insight) -- The House Budget Committee voted to advance legislation that would block US states from enforcing artificial intelligence regulations for 10 years as part of a massive tax and immigration package central to the second Trump administration’s domestic agenda.
Anthropic, US authors debate copyright ownership issues at class certification hearing

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 15, 2025, 20:42 GMT | Insight) -- Issues around copyright ownership dominated a hearing today on US authors' request to certify a proposed class action accusing Anthropic of illegally using their work to train its large language model Claude.
California Assembly passes GenAI copyright transparency bill

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( May 13, 2025, 22:27 GMT | Insight) -- A California bill that would establish a transparency framework to help copyright owners determine if their works were used to train generative artificial intelligence models has been sent to the state Senate for consideration.
Anthropic use of pirated books undermines fair-use defense, authors tell US judge

1 month ago | mlex.com | Amy Miller

By Amy Miller ( April 28, 2025, 20:03 GMT | Insight) -- Anthropic obtained illegally pirated books to train its large language model, Claude, which undermines the AI company’s fair use defense against allegations of copyright infringement, US authors told a federal judge in California.