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Sarah Abrams

In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, examines the question whether the SEC should adopt AI-specific disclosure guidelines with reference to two recent enforcement actions involving tech companies allegedly fraudulent claims about their technology. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article on this site. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: Would Specific SEC Disclosure Guidelines Deter AI-Washing?

Sarah Abrams

The incidence of AI-related securities litigation is by this point well-established. But as the laws, regulations, and legal environment relating to AI have continued to evolve, so too has the AI-related litigation risk. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, examines the recent settlement of the securities class action litigation involving Snapchat and considers its potential implicationd for future AI-related litigation risk. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article. Continue Reading Guest Post: Will the Snapchat Settlement Become a Benchmark For AI-Related Risk?

Sarah Abrams

President Trump has made it clear that advancing efforts in the U.S. to develop artificial intelligence (AI) is a priority of his administration. But a recent criminal enforcement action and civil litigation raises the question whether the increasing prevalence of AI may pose significant new litigation risks that could have important implications for D&O insurance underwriters. In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a closer look at the recent enforcement and litigation developments and considers the potential underwriting lessons. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Sarah’s article.Continue Reading Guest Post: AI-Bot D&O Risk

In what may be the SEC’s first AI-washing enforcement action against a reporting company, on January 14, 2025, the agency brought a settled enforcement action against Presto Automation, a restaurant services technology company, based on the company’s alleged misrepresentations “regarding critical aspects of its flagship artificial intelligence (“AI”) product, Presto Voice.” A copy of the SEC’s January 14, 2025 press release about the action may be found here. The agency’s January 14, 2025 Order in the proceeding can be found here.Continue Reading SEC Files AI-Washing Enforcement Action Against Restaurant Technology Company