Aug. 11, 2026
Mediation confidentiality brawl, Round 2
SB 574, which would set AI safeguards for mediation and arbitration, has stalled on the Assembly's suspense file amid a fight over new provisions that would force certified mediators to disclose confidential work product during complaint investigations.
A fight over mediation confidentiality is once again taking place behind the scenes in Sacramento.
SB 574 would establish a variety of safeguards for the use of generative artificial intelligence in mediation and arbitration. These include prohibitions on entering confidential or personally identifiable information into publicly available AI engines.
Everyone seems to think those are good ideas. But SB 574 also builds on a law passed two years ago by the same author. In 2...
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