Table of Contents
- AI Risk Management
- Transparency From AI Startups
- Data Privacy & Security
- Testing & Documentation
- Ongoing Monitoring
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have become integral to many technology products and services today, powering everything from virtual assistants to recommendation engines to self-driving cars.
However, with the rise of AI comes increased legal and ethical obligations around developing, testing, and deploying these systems responsibly.
For companies building AI-based products, understanding regulatory compliance is essential.
At Sutter Law, our attorneys are closely tracking the rapid developments in AI governance and policy. Our experienced attorneys work hand and hand with AI startup to ensure that they are in full legal compliance with the changing legal landscape around AI law.
We help our startup clients proactively navigate the emerging patchwork of laws, regulations, and industry standards applicable to AI systems. Key areas we can advise on include:
AI Risk Management
While AI promises improved insights, efficiency, and automation, it also carries potential risks ranging from accidents and errors to data biases and breaches.
As such, regulators worldwide expect organizations to implement robust AI risk management practices as they would for any other business risk area.
This entails properly assessing, documenting, and mitigating any dangers associated with your AI technology throughout its lifecycle.
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Transparency From AI Startups
Increasingly, governments and consumers alike are demanding more transparency from AI Startups.
New regulations like the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act require high-risk AI systems to be sufficiently transparent, providing users with clear information on their capabilities and limitations.
Our lawyers can help craft the necessary documentation like fact sheets and risk assessments detailing your AI technology and development processes.
Data Privacy & Security
The large datasets used to train most AI systems today raise significant data privacy and security concerns.
Multiple data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA strictly govern the collection, usage, sharing, and protection of personal data.
Meanwhile, regulators treat any breach of sensitive AI training data as a cybersecurity incident.
We advise our startup clients on achieving full compliance with relevant data regulations and implementing robust cybersecurity controls tailored to AI data.
Testing & Documentation
Before launching an AI product or feature, startup companies must rigorously test for accuracy, reliability, and safety.
This includes stress testing on diverse real-world data to uncover potentially unfair, biased, or dangerous algorithm behaviors.
Regulators also expect detailed documentation covering testing processes, results, algorithmic models, data maps, incident reports, and more.
Our business law legal team partners with startup clients throughout AI testing and documentation to ensure regulatory adherence.
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Ongoing Monitoring
Compliance does not end after initial product deployment.
The dynamic, self-learning nature of AI necessitates ongoing performance monitoring, risk assessments, and documentation updates.
As regulations evolve, we help out startup clients evaluate any new requirements against existing systems and adjust policies and practices accordingly.
Strict version control and post-launch monitoring enforcement also apply to AI under updated guidance.
Sutter Law stays on top of the latest local, state, national, and international policies around AI development, commercialization, and liability.
We take an integrated approach, assembling cross-disciplinary teams spanning our corporate transactional, IP protection, data privacy, and litigation practices as needed for any client AI compliance engagement.
Contact our San Francisco office today to schedule a consultation with an AI regulatory compliance attorney.
Whether launching a new AI startup, a new AI product or reviewing existing systems against newer rules, Sutter Law provides dedicated guidance on this emerging area of business law.
