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    Jun. 10, 2026

Colorado and Connecticut AI Laws: Mapping Scope and Core Provisions

Amid a rapidly expanding patchwork of state AI laws, Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently signed a bill that shifts the state’s approach from broad AI regulation to a targeted focus on automated decision-making technologies and their potential to materially affect consequential decisions across sectors. Two weeks later, Connecticut enacted an AI law with a broader framework addressing a wide range of AI-related issues, including employment uses, AI companions and synthetic content watermarking. With insights from experts at Ballard Spahr, DLA Piper, Fisher Phillips, Holland & Knight and the senator who sponsored the Connecticut law, this first article in a two-part series summarizes and contrasts the two new laws. Part two will provide practical compliance guidance. See “Updating Compliance Programs to Address the CPPA’s Regulations on ADMT and Risk Assessments” (Sep. 17, 2025).

Checklist for Contracting With AI Vendors to Mitigate Risks

In 2026, every vendor is effectively an AI vendor, as the technology is embedded deeper into products and services, reshaping cybersecurity and contracting considerations. That shift is creating tension in negotiations, as vendors and customers both seek to reap AI’s business benefits. This checklist offers a structured approach to navigating those pressures, providing detailed advice for crafting vendor contracts involving AI tools and services. It includes preparatory steps for negotiations as well as six core AI-specific clauses to address risk. See “Contracting With Vendors to Mitigate Third-Party AI Risk” (Feb. 18, 2026).

Survey Results Reveal How Alternative Data and AI Are Transforming Investment Processes

Alternative data and AI are rapidly reshaping investment strategies, creating new compliance pressures around data provenance, licensing and model governance. The results of Lowenstein Sandler’s sixth annual alternative data study reveal that firms now treat alternative data as foundational to research, with AI accelerating its value while heightening legal and operational risk. As firms deepen their reliance on AI-driven insights, they face tighter licensing restrictions, rising costs and increased scrutiny over how data is sourced and used. This article examines how organizations are navigating these trends, including evolving use cases, risk management challenges, and growing investments in AI and alternative data capabilities. See “Survey Finds Investment Managers Increasing Use of Alternative Data” (May 21, 2025).

Bird & Bird Strengthens Privacy and Data Protection Team in Paris

Bird & Bird has welcomed two partners – Romain Perray and Lorraine Maisnier-Boché – to its international data and privacy protection group in Paris. The duo arrives from McDermott Will & Schulte, along with associates Mai Matsubara and Julie Favreau. For commentary from Maisnier-Boché, see our two-part series “AI Meets GDPR”: EDPB Weighs In on AI Models (Feb. 5, 2025), and Mitigating Risks and Scaling Compliance in the Development and Deployment of AI Models (Feb. 19, 2025). For insights from Bird & Bird, see “How the CJEU’s Russmedia Decision Resets GDPR Obligations for Online Marketplaces” (Feb. 18, 2026); and “Recent Developments and Upcoming Obligations Under the E.U. AI Act” (Feb. 4, 2026).

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