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While AI has many people uptight, Aescape has developed technology to help you relax – AI robotic massage. Aescape touts that it combines the timeless art of massage with robotics and artificial intelligence to deliver an exceptional massage experience every time. The “Aertable” (i.e., the massage table) has bolsters, headrests, and armrests that are all adjustable to provide a customized fit during each session. It also has continuous feedback which allows for real-time adjustments to optimize comfort. The “Aerscan” system captures 1.2 million data points, precisely mapping your body’s muscle structure to create a unique blueprint for a highly personalized massage experience. “Aerpoints” replicate the seven touch techniques of a skilled therapist, simulating the knuckle, thumb, cupped hand, blade of hand, palm, forearm, and elbow. The “Aerview” provides personal control so you can adjust the pressure, manage the music, or customize the display to create a session tailored to your preferences, needs and mood. The company has developed “Aerwear” a high-compression performance fabric that enhances body detection for the system and allows Aerpoints to move smoothly over your body. Wearing it is mandatory during the massage. The tables are equipped with advanced safety features, including force sensors and pause and emergency stop features to prevent or abate issues if things go wrong. Aescape is a classic example of an application of AI and robotics that will interact with humans. We will see many more such applications from this point forward. While Aescape seems to have anticipated some of the potential problems that can arise, any AI robotic application that interacts with humans has the potential for a variety of legal issues. The following are some of the general legal issues that may be relevant to AI robotic applications that interact with humans. But the actual issues will vary by application.Continue Reading If You Are Uptight About AI, This May Relax You

This is the second post in a two-part series on PrivacyCon’s key-takeaways for healthcare organizations. The first post focused on healthcare privacy issues.[1] This post focuses on insights and considerations relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in healthcare. In the AI segment of the event, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) covered: (1) privacy themes; (2) considerations for Large Language Models (“LLMs”); and (3) AI functionality.Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence Highlights from FTC’s 2024 PrivacyCon

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell issued an advisory (“Advisory”) warning to developers, suppliers, and users of artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making systems (collectively, “AI”) about their respective obligations under the Massachusetts’ Consumer Protection Act, Anti-Discrimination Law, Data Security Law and related regulations. There is not much surprising here, as the Advisory addresses many of the same issues raised in the White House Executive Order and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidance. It is helpful however in clarifying, for consumers, developers, suppliers, and users of AI systems, specific aspects of existing state laws and regulations that apply to AI and that these laws and regulations apply to the same extent as they apply to any other product or application within the stream of commerce.Continue Reading Massachusetts AG Says Consumer Protection, Civil Rights, and Data Privacy Laws Apply to Artificial Intelligence

In a prior article Training AI Models – Just Because It’s “Your” Data Doesn’t Mean You Can Use It, we addressed how many companies are sitting on a trove of customer data and are realizing that this data can be valuable to train AI models. We noted, however, that the use of customer data in a manner that exceeds or otherwise is not permitted by the privacy policy in effect at the time the data was collected could be problematic. As companies think through these issues, some have (or will) update their Terms of Service (TOS) and/or privacy policy to address this. Before companies do this, it is critical to make sure they do not jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.Continue Reading FTC Warns About Changing Terms of Service or Privacy Policy to Train AI on Previously Collected Data