The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently published two new sets of draft regulations addressing a range of cutting-edge data protection issues. Although the CPPA has not officially started the formal rulemaking process, the Draft Cybersecurity Audit Regulations and the Draft Risk Assessment Regulations will serve as the foundation for the process moving forward. … Continue Reading
artificial intelligence
This week’s podcast episode: A look at the growing use of generative artificial intelligence and chatbots in consumer financial services, with special guests Ron Shevlin, Chief Research Officer, Cornerstone Advisors, and Reggie Young, Product Counsel, Lithic
We first look at what generative AI is and how it differs from other types of AI and technology such as machine learning. We then look at the ways in which banks and fintech companies can deploy AI tools and the business use case for banks and fintechs considering the addition of chatbots, including how chatbots differ from voice response units. … Continue Reading
OpenAI class action likely to increase scrutiny of webscraping and data collection practices
On June 28, a group of plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI—creator and publisher of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT—as well as OpenAI’s primary investor, Microsoft. The 151-page complaint is the first significant U.S. class action to assert that generative AI tools violate consumer privacy rights.
The Complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, challenges the core of the generative AI models. … Continue Reading
Democratic Senators urge CFPB to look at risks created by voice cloning
A group of four Democratic members of the Senate Banking Committee, including Chairman Sherrod Brown, recently sent a letter to CFPB Director Chopra to express their concerns regarding the emergence of voice cloning technology and its potential exploitation in financial scams. The Senators ask the CFPB to “review the risks posed by this new technology as soon as practicable and take action under the CFPB’s existing authorities to protect consumers.”… Continue Reading
Building the engine alongside the brakes: Acting Comptroller Hsu’s remarks discuss impact of artificial intelligence and tokenization in banking
On June 16, 2023, Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency delivered remarks to the American Bankers Association Risk and Compliance Conference in San Antonio, Texas. In his remarks, Hsu discussed both the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and tokenization. The core of Hsu’s remarks is that, given the rapid innovation of AI and tokenization in banking, banks should closely work with regulators to manage technological risks.… Continue Reading
Senator Bennet Proposes Federal Commission to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Following recent Senate testimony in which OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed additional Congressional oversight for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), Colorado Senator Michael Bennet has re-introduced the Digital Platform Commission Act, a bill that would enable the creation of a federal agency to oversee the use of AI by digital platforms. … Continue Reading
CFPB/FTC/DOJ/EEOC issue joint statement on enforcement efforts directed at discrimination and bias in automated systems; CFPB announces plan to issue whitepaper on chatbot market
The CFPB, FTC, Justice Department, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have issued a joint statement about enforcement efforts “to protect the public from bias in automated systems and artificial intelligence.” The CFPB also issued a separate press release and prepared remarks by Director Chopra about the statement. In the press release, the CFPB indicated that it “will release a white paper this spring discussing the current chatbot market and the technology’s limitations, its integration by financial institutions, and the ways the CFPB is already seeing chatbots interfere with consumers’ ability to interact with financial institutions.”… Continue Reading
This week’s podcast episode: A look at the consumer financial products offered by fintechs and the regulatory issues they raise, with special guests Penny Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Technology Association (FTA), and Gerron Levi, Senior Vice President and Head of Government Affairs, American Fintech Council (AFC)
We begin with a discussion of the goals and themes of FTA’s recent summit and AFC’s advocacy regarding retention of the strategic plan option under the Community Reinvestment Act. We then discuss consumer benefits of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and regulatory concerns raised by the CFPB in its BNPL report, state level regulatory issues facing fintechs, the Treasury’s report on bank/fintech relationships and takeaways for fintechs, consumer benefits of earned wage access products and artificial intelligence and regulatory concerns raised by the CFPB, and reactions to the CFPB’s Section 1033 rulemaking.… Continue Reading
Bill to regulate use of algorithms under consideration by D.C. Council
A bill now being considered by the Council of the District of Columbia titled the “Stop Discrimination by Algorithms Act of 2021” (“Bill”), would impose limitations and requirements on businesses that use algorithms in making credit and other eligibility decisions, including decisions regarding the individuals to whom a business directs advertising or marketing solicitations. … Continue Reading
White House issues Blue Print for AI Bill of Rights
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy has identified a framework of five principles, also known as the “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” that is intended to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI). The Blueprint defines automated systems broadly as any system, software, or process that uses computation to determine outcomes, make or aid decisions, inform implementation, collect data, or otherwise interact with individuals or communities. … Continue Reading