Year In Review: 2025 Artificial Intelligence-Privacy Litigation Trends – New Technology
Year In Review: 2025 Artificial Intelligence-Privacy Litigation Trends – New Technology
Publish Date: 2026-02-05 02:58:00
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- In 2025, regulators and litigants tested the applicability of existing privacy and consumer-protection laws to AI data collection and use.
- Agencies increased scrutiny of unsubstantiated marketing claims related to AI, and private plaintiffs raised novel theories about AI training practices and chatbot use.
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pursued enforcement actions against companies overstating AI capabilities and deployed bots, focusing on children’s safety.
- Courts addressed whether existing electronic-communications statutes apply to AI chatbots and whether companies adequately disclosed data use.
- State legislatures across the US passed laws addressing AI systems and “deepfakes,” focusing on privacy, data transparency, and potential discrimination.
- Courts took steps to restrict the use of AI in ways that might compromise confidentiality or integrity.
