DOJ Gives Prosecutors AI Risk Assessment Rules for Company Talks

Federal prosecutors have new guidance when examining a company’s AI-risk mitigating procedures during criminal settlement negotiations, including asking about the extent of human involvement, the Justice Department said in a new policy.

The department’s handbook for how prosecutors evaluate company compliance programs before determining an appropriate investigation resolution was updated Monday with multiple criteria focused on artificial intelligence integration.

“Prosecutors will consider the technology that a company and its employees use to conduct business, whether the company has conducted a risk assessment of the use of that technology, and whether the company has taken appropriate steps to mitigate any risk,” ...