Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting: Keeping Up With the Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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The episode discusses various AI regulatory frameworks across different regions and their implications for technology contracting.

In this Tech Talks episode, Mayer Brown partners Ana Bruder, Julian Dibbell, Gabriela Kennedy, Arsen Kourinian, and Oliver Yaros put four AI regimes head to head: the European Union's risk based Act, the United Kingdom's light touch approach, Asia's mixed models, and the United States' state by state patchwork. Their contracting playbook: lock down roles and risk, and go beyond "comply with law" to require risk management, human oversight, transparency, and data use limits. Our hosts close out by looking ahead to 2026 to see how these regimes diverge further. Show Notes: 00:04 Introductions to Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting 02:52 EU AI Act: Roles, Risk Tiers, and Contract Implications 04:05 UK's Pro Innovation, Light Touch Framework 07:50 Asia Snapshot: China's GenAI Rules vs. Soft Touch Regimes 10:58 U.S. Patchwork: State Laws, High Risk Use Cases, and Contracts 14:41 Negotiating AI Contracts Amid a Shifting Global Regulatory Landscape 18:44 Practical Best Practices for AI Contracting 24:50 Beyond "comply with law": Standards, Data Use, and Future Proofing 27:25 2026 Looking Ahead: Global Regulatory Trajectories

People in this episode

Hosts: Ana Bruder, Julian Dibbell, Gabriela Kennedy, Arsen Kourinian, Oliver Yaros

Topics covered

• Artificial Intelligence
• Technology Contracting
• Regulatory Landscape
• Risk Management
• Data Use Limits
• Global Regulations

Keywords

• AI regulations
• EU AI Act
• UK framework
• US state laws
• contracting best practices
• data use
• risk management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Union, United Kingdom, Asia, United States, China

Books & works: Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting

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