Artificial Intelligence
By Leslie Veloz
On October 13th, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 853, which amends the California Artificial Intelligence Transparency Act (AI Transparency Act (SB 942)), a law placing obligations on makers of generative AI systems aimed at increasing transparency to allow individuals to more easily assess whether digital content is generated or modified using AI.
Read MoreOn Oct. 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 243 – Companion Chatbots. SB 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla, requires operators of companion chatbot platforms to notify users that the chatbot is AI, provide specific disclosures to minors, and restrict harmful content. The law also includes a private right of action.
Read MoreOn September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA). Authored by Senator Scott Wiener, TFAIA follows the release of the Governor’s California Report on Frontier AI Policy, which was drafted by the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models.
Read MoreThis year, eight of Hintze Law’s attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® across a variety of categories, marking a significant milestone for the firm. Every one of our associates earned recognition, reflecting both the breadth of talent within our team and the dedication each attorney brings to their practice.
Read MoreBy Sam Castic
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has adopted final regulations on privacy risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT), as well as amendments to existing CCPA regulations. Final publication of the regulations is pending review by the Office of Administrative Law, and depending on when that occurs, the regulations will likely take effect 10/1/2025 or 1/1/2026. Some key concepts from these regulations, and actions to consider, are below.
Read MoreBy Leslie Veloz and Jennifer Ruehr
The Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) recently published its Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees (“Checklist”). The goal of the Checklist is to help organizations draft internal policies and procedures governing employee use of generative AI (“GenAI”) tools, especially where GenAI is used to process personal data.
Read MoreBy Sam Castic
The post below was originally published by the IAPP at https://iapp.org/news/a/10-areas-for-privacy-programs-to-focus-in-2025.
This past year was another jammed one for privacy teams and it was not easy to stay on top of all the privacy litigation, enforcement trends, and new laws and regulations in the U.S.
Read MoreBy Emily Litka
On December 18th, in response to a request from the Irish Supervisory Authority (“SA”), the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published an opinion (the “Opinion”) on the application of the GDPR to certain aspects of AI model development and deployment.
Read MoreBy Emily Litka
In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a number of new generative AI (“genAI”) bills into law. These laws address risks associated with deepfakes, training dataset transparency, use of genAI in healthcare settings, privacy, and AI literacy in schools. California is the first US state to enact such sweeping genAI regulations.
Read MoreBy Emily Litka
On July 9, 2024, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office (LA DA) reached a settlement with NGL Labs, the maker of the “NGL: ask me anything” app and its co-founders. The complaint alleged violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), and similar California state laws. In the complaint, the FTC and LA DA also brought claims against NGL’s cofounders individually.
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