State Insurance Legislators ‘Greatly Disturbed’ by Trump AI Regulation Order

The National Council of Insurance Legislators have come out against President Donald Trump’s executive order last week, seen as a hinderance to state regulation of artificial intelligence. NCOIL officers in a statement on Dec. 15 said they are “greatly disturbed” with the executive order that “aims to limit the ability of states to regulate artificial … Read more

OpenAI Says ChatGPT Not to Blame in Teen’s Death by Suicide

OpenAI defended itself against a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of coaching a 16-year-old to kill himself, saying the chatbot directed the teenager to seek help more than 100 times. In a court filing Tuesday, the artificial intelligence startup called the death of California high school student Adam Raine “a tragedy” and said a “full reading of … Read more

Cyber Insurance Will Grow by 15% in 2026

Forrester Research predicts written cyber insurance premiums will rise 15% in 2026 as new artificial intelligence threats and data demands emerge. In a new report, analysts at the global market research company anticipate the widespread adoption of AI to reverse the cyber market’s recent deceleration. When asked why, Rohit Makhijani, a principal analyst at Forrester, … Read more

Reddit Sues Perplexity, Others Over Alleged Data Scraping

Reddit Inc. sued Perplexity AI Inc. and three other companies over alleged data scraping from the discussion site without permission, a sign of the growing demand and value of original data in the burgeoning AI industry. Three data scraping companies — Oxylabs UAB, AWMProxy, and SerpApi — have been illegally collecting Reddit data via Google … Read more

Insurance and AI – A Double-Edged Sword

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the insurance business. Insurers recognize and are already taking advantage of the manifold ways in which AI can significantly improve their routine processes, decision-making and risk management. At the same time, some insurers recognize the potential for negative impacts as well. In this Real Solutions piece, we will place the … Read more

Google Backs Gas Power Plant With Carbon Capture for Midwest Data Centers

Google has entered into the first corporate agreement to buy electricity from a U.S. power plant using carbon capture and storage in a deal to help fuel its data centers in the country’s Midwest region, the technology company said on Thursday. Big Tech’s plans to expand technologies like generative artificial intelligence, which will require vast … Read more