Natasha Allen on Companies Navigating AI Regulations – 'The issue right now is timing'

Foley & Lardner LLP partner Natasha Allen shared insight on how companies are navigating AI regulations in the Silicon Valley Business Journal article, “Silicon Valley companies navigate AI adoption as state and federal rules remain uncertain.”

“The issue right now is timing,” Allen explained. “States that already have laws in place are still enforcing them. Companies can’t ignore what’s enforceable today in the hope that federal action might override it later.”

Observing that many companies are still grappling with how AI interacts across business operations, Allen said, “There has to be a shift in mindset. This can’t be fragmented and treated as ‘just AI.’ It’s integrated into the entire business.”

“If it’s a business component, it needs to be addressed as such,” she continued. “It can’t just be siphoned off and handled by one team.”

Allen said corporate boards are taking an active role in guiding AI strategy, with questions around risk exposure, alignment with long-term goals, and cybersecurity concerns top of mind.

“It’s a waiting game at the federal level,” Allen added. “But there are laws in place today, and companies have to abide by them.”

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