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Sep 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Cynthia Cole |Brittney Justice |manisha reddy

On September 6, 2023, California Governor, Gavin Newson, issued an executive order to study the development, use, and risks of generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”). Similar to data privacy, California is the first state to analyze Gen AI under this lens. Under the executive order, state agencies will be required to perform risk assessments, create ethical guidelines for Gen AI usage and formulate new policies and regulations.

Jun 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Cynthia Cole |Rachel Ehlers |Jonathan S. Tam |Helena J. Engfeldt |Brittney Justice

In briefOn May 29, 2023, Texas’s H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“Act“), passed in the Texas legislature. The bill will now land on the desk of Governor Greg Abbott for signature. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act joins the growing number of states that have passed or enacted legislation in 2023, including Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee and Montana, and more are expected in the coming months.