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AI Docket

Welcome to AI Docket with Velvet Johnson, your trusted source for the legal side of artificial intelligence. From algorithmic accountability to global privacy frameworks and cybersecurity threats, we explore how laws are evolving to keep pace with technology. Each week, we translate complex legal and regulatory developments into plain language, giving you the tools to stay ahead in AI governance and digital risk management.

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    The Kill Switch: When the Law Can Delete Your AI

    In this episode of AI Docket, we explore a growing governance risk associated with AI systems: the potential loss of the model itself.Algorithmic disgorgement reflects a shift in regulatory focus from data handling to system-level accountability. When organizations cannot demonstrate clear rights and provenance for training data, the resulting model may become difficult to defend.This episode focuses on what leaders need to understand about data lineage, system design, and the conditions required to preserve AI assets under scrutiny.

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    From Hiring to Firing: When Systems Decide Who Stays and Who Goes

    In this episode of AI Docket, we examine how employment decisions are increasingly shaped by systems, not just people.Using two real-world scenarios, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s case against iTutorGroup and recent allegations involving Meta Platforms, we unpack how seemingly neutral, data-driven processes can produce legally significant outcomes.This is not just about bias in AI.It is about what happens when business decisions are translated into system logic without fully understanding how those systems behave at scale.Once decision-making moves into systems, the risk does not disappear.It becomes harder to see and harder to control.

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    Your Chatbot Isn’t Helping You. It’s Testifying Against You.

    In this episode, we explore the emerging legal risks of chatbot use in business settings, including how AI interactions are being treated in discovery and what recent court decisions signal about privilege and protection.For leaders, the issue is not whether AI is being used. It is whether you understand the record your organization is creating when it is.

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    When AI Knows More About You Than You Told It

    Artificial intelligence doesn't just process the data we provide — it can infer new information about us that we never explicitly shared. From predicting health conditions to estimating income levels or identifying behavioral traits, AI systems are increasingly generating personal insights based on patterns in seemingly ordinary data. In this episode of The AI Docket, we explore the growing privacy risks associated with AI inference — one of the most overlooked issues in AI governance. Drawing on recent research analyzing more than 1,300 academic papers on AI privacy, we unpack why inference may pose a greater risk than the commonly discussed issue of AI memorizing personal data. We also examine how regulators are beginning to respond, including how GDPR treats inferred personal data, how U.S. state privacy laws regulate profiling, and the emerging compliance challenges organizations face when AI systems generate predictions about individuals. Finally, we discuss the practical implications for businesses deploying AI and the governance strategies companies should consider to mitigate these risks. As AI becomes more powerful, privacy may no longer be defined solely by what we disclose — but by what machines can learn.

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    AI, Risk, and the New Privacy Playbook

    Building transformative AI? The gap between a working prototype and a legally defensible business tool is where most projects fail. In this inaugural episode, attorney Velvet Johnson and technical advisor Meghan break down the stark reality facing companies today: compliance is no longer an annual checkbox. It’s a daily operational necessity.With over 20 state privacy laws, federal AI action plans, and cross-state enforcement actions, the regulatory landscape has become a living ecosystem that interacts with your technology every single day. Velvet shares real-world scenarios from her practice where brilliant AI models were halted because they were built on datasets that legally couldn’t be repurposed, and where unexplainable “black box” decisions became legal liabilities.In this episode, you’ll learn: ∙ Why your AI inventory is non-negotiable and how it becomes your governance blueprint ∙ How to build auditable human oversight systems that satisfy laws like the Colorado AI Act ∙ The explainability crisis: why “the algorithm said no” is never a legally valid reason ∙ How to extend your compliance fortress through vendor due diligence and iron-clad contracts ∙ A three-pillar framework for building AI practices resilient to constant regulatory changeThis isn’t about slowing innovation. It’s about building smarter foundations. The companies that systematically build trust through responsible, transparent, and well-governed practices are the ones that win long-term.Perfect for: CEOs, CTOs, compliance officers, data scientists, and anyone building or deploying AI systems in regulated environments.

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Welcome to AI Docket with Velvet Johnson, your trusted source for the legal side of artificial intelligence. From algorithmic accountability to global privacy frameworks and cybersecurity threats, we explore how laws are evolving to keep pace with technology. Each week, we translate complex legal and regulatory developments into plain language, giving you the tools to stay ahead in AI governance and digital risk management.

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