Navigating the convergence: AI development and digital governance in multinational corporations
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The convergence of multiple policy and societal vectors makes this a unique moment in time for multinational corporations:
- new/emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI)
- new data and patient-centric business models (product-specific patient care platforms)
- unpredictable societal norms and reactions regarding social media, surveillance, and AI (individuals have begun asserting privacy rights where they exist and large tech app platforms have begun creating their own rules and policies)
- unprecedented and continuing proliferation of privacy laws and regulations not only in Europe, but in countries previously unimaginable, such as China and Brazil, and throughout the world and now in the US
- increasingly aggressive enforcement of privacy/data protection and consumer protection laws and regulations by global regulators and by US state and federal regulators and by plaintiffs’ attorneys in the US
As a result of this convergence, AI development, training, and deployment, especially where collection and use of sensitive data is required, is facing significant headwinds -- and managing digital incidents (e.g., deep fakes, privacy and AI litigation, very tailored cyber-attacks) is requiring significant resources.
We are spending (and will continue allocating) significant resources to address what amounts to administrative compliance issues (e.g., correct language on privacy notices) and far fewer resources to address the real potential harms we as a society care about and could be facing from this convergence.
Bio
Stan Crosley is the founder and managing partner of Crosley Law Offices (est. 2010), and, along with Fred Cate, in 2022 created and launched Red Barn Strategy. Stan has more than 25 years of privacy and data strategy experience and is the former Chief Privacy Officer at Eli Lilly and Company, where he initiated and implemented the privacy program in 2000 as one of the first CPOs in the United States. Stan is an adjunct professor of Maurer School of Law, a senior fellow with the Future of Privacy Forum, and a senior strategist with the Information Accountability Foundation. Stan was recently named a Westin Emeritus Fellow by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), one of only 50 globally among a professional association of 85,000 members.
Stan was a co-founder of the International Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Privacy Consortium, which he chaired for its first decade and is a former member of the board of IAPP, and co-chair of the HHS/ONC Privacy and Security Workgroup. Stan’s experience extends from in-house chief privacy officer to an attorney with three separate large law firms, to appointments in academia, research NGOs, non-profit advisory boards, and federal government committees and is a frequent speaker on data strategy, digital governance, and data protection at conferences around the world. Crosley Law and Red Barn Strategy are incredibly fortunate to work with some of the largest and most successful multinational corporations in the world on data strategy and data governance, as well as small start-ups and non-profits, across the business ecosystem, including Apple, Pfizer, Lilly, Abbott, Walgreens, Regeneron, Microsoft, Amgen, Natera, Edwards Life Sciences, Chipotle, Roche, Nike, US Golf Association, Moderna, Indiana University Foundation, and many others.