A recent lawsuit involving an AI chatbot represents another indication of a possible shift in how courts will approach software under traditional strict products liability principles. Traditionally, courts have been hesitant...more
6/19/2025
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This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more
1/22/2025
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Medical Devices ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
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This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more
1/17/2025
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Compliance ,
Draft Guidance ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The use of electric vehicles (EVs) and micromobility devices (EMDs), e.g., electric scooters, electric bikes, and hoverboards, is on the rise and the accompanying potential risks of EVs and EMDs have become a new area of...more
3/22/2024
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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
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Green Transportation ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
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Lithium Batteries ,
Public Safety ,
Safety Standards
Courts are increasingly being asked: is AI a product or a service? AI companies currently operate within an undefined products liability space. As companies continue to innovate with AI, courts must grapple with complicated...more
In 2020, Congress passed the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (NAIIA) to strengthen Artificial Intelligence (AI) advances and innovations across multiple sectors by providing investments to National AI Research...more
Cybersecurity is a key risk factor for emerging applications of artificial intelligence to medical devices. Products failing to address security risks may leave themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks. Bad actors target...more
In September 2022, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released its Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Software Guidance and the final report on the Software Pre-Certification Pilot Program....more
Updating and building on guidance issued one year ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a new federal guidance document entitled Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (“AV 3.0”)....more
“The rise of powerful AI will be either the best or the worst thing ever to happen to humanity. We do not know which.” –Stephen Hawking
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous technology will shape the future, affect...more