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Technology

Jul. 3, 2025

Is AI listening? Rising trend in consumer class actions targets smart tech

As companies rush to adopt AI, they risk costly litigation under California's wiretapping law -- unless they take proactive steps, like obtaining proper consent, to mitigate the legal risks.

Matthew D. Pearson

Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson

Phone: (657) 266-1075

Email: matthew.pearson@wbd-us.com

UC Davis SOL King Hall; Davis CA

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Is AI listening? Rising trend in consumer class actions targets smart tech
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The prospect of AI has created a stampede among companies. They may not know exactly how it works or what specifically it can do for them, but they know standing idly by is not an option. And so they run.

But blindly running into an AI-fueled future can create more problems than it sol...

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