This Summer's Hot Topic: AGs And AI

This summer has been hot all around, but perhaps the hottest topic on the minds of state attorneys general (AGs) continues to be artificial intelligence (AI). As we recently heard from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, AI is a big concern for regulators trying to understand all the ways in which AI permeates our daily lives in order to effectively regulate the algorithms that create the AI.

While the benefits of AI are clear and constantly expanding to different sectors, the AG community believes potential harms to consumers cannot be overstated. In addition to calling for transparency with the use of AI, AGs are grappling with the varied outputs of AI and are looking at tools they can use to address consumer concerns that deal with privacy, discrimination, and data security. At both the recent 2023 AG Alliance Annual Meeting and the NAAG Eastern Region Meeting, AGs heard from AI experts and stakeholders on the state of play for AI and potential tools they can