The European Union’s AI Act entered a new phase on August 2, 2026, marking two years since its entry into force. Most immediately, the transparency obligations in Article 50 now apply to a broad range of AI systems and their
SourcingSpeak, published by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, focuses on legal issues related to technology sourcing and management. The blog covers topics such as mainframe system modernization, software licensing challenges, cloud computing in regulated industries, and the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence on compliance and regulatory frameworks. It also addresses data protection laws including GDPR, AI regulatory developments such as the EU AI Act, and the intersection of technology with financial services and government contracts. The blog provides insights into risk management, contractual considerations, and evolving legal standards affecting technology procurement and deployment.
A talent and knowledge gap in the AI space means many organizations are outsourcing the development and management of their agentic architecture.1
The structure of these engagements is as follows: Company A partners with Company B to use Company…
As of June 19, 2026, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) has brought into force new complaints-handling requirements for controllers under the UK data protection regime. (See our previous post on the DUAA here.) While many businesses…
Before reading the first three installments of Pillsbury’s MCP connector series, you may have thought MCP-connected agentic architecture was too complicated to understand. But now that you have wrapped your mind around what MCP connectors are, what legal and…
Under Directive (EU) 2023/2673, online traders must provide a dedicated, user‑friendly withdrawal function—often described as a “cancel contract” or “withdrawal” button—allowing consumers to exercise their 14‑day right of withdrawal as easily as they entered into the contract. (Please see our earlier…
Providers have recently moved towards enabling AI agents to maintain persistent context and memory across interactions rather than treating each request as an isolated event. The environment makes it easier for enterprise AI systems to be designed to remember data…
Any time a new technology emerges that includes the ability for an AI model to autonomously “reach out and interact with the world,” legal and operations teams take notice. And rightly so, the legal and operational implications of any AI…
We all remember the first time we beheld the majestic power of generative AI. It plans vacations! It drafts my emails! It writes my essays! … then you accidentally include “Would you like me to soften the breakup message I…