United States: New Technology

In December, the California Judicial Council assigned a coordination motion judge to consider whether multiple product liability lawsuits against OpenAI Inc. over its ChatGPT artificial intelligence system should be coordinated, with a coordination hearing scheduled for Jan. 30.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept in the construction industry. It's present in the day-to-day workflow of owners, contractors, design professionals, and construction lawyers.

Since the Online Safety Act (OSA) came into force less than a year ago, Ofcom has launched investigations into more than 90 platforms and issued six fines for non-compliance, including penalties against an AI nudification site for failing to have robust age checks in place.