Lexology February 13, 2025
The California Attorney General’s Office (AG) unsurprisingly takes an expansive view of how the development, sale, and use of artificial intelligence technology (AI) in healthcare could lead to potential violations of existing California laws. In a recent legal advisory the AG highlights specific areas healthcare organizations should focus on as they develop, train, improve, and deploy AI in connection with patients, plan members, and their data.
In particular, the advisory identifies AI risk hot spots that may trigger certain state consumer protection, anti-discrimination, and privacy/autonomy laws, as described further below.
California’s Health Consumer Protection Laws
- California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) prohibits unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business acts or practices. Violations of other federal, state, and local laws could also...