AI liability

October 1, 2026

Illinois Just Created an AI Cabinet. What Does That Mean for Businesses Using AI?

What happened? Governor Pritzker established the Illinois AI Cabinet on September 22, 2026. The Cabinet’s mandate includes AI liability, cybersecurity, privacy, contracts, data centers, and whether existing legal remedies are sufficient when AI causes harm.

Who should pay attention? Any Illinois business that uses AI tools in its operations, including hiring software, customer service automation, marketing platforms, contract review tools, data analytics, and scheduling systems.

What should you do right now? You do not need to wait for the Cabinet to issue recommendations to start protecting yourself. The legal risks around AI use are already real under existing Illinois and federal law. Now is the time to audit how your business uses AI and make sure the foundation is solid before new rules arrive.

September 18, 2026

Can ChatGPT Be Used as Evidence in Court?

by George Bellas

Yes, and it already has been, in a criminal arson trial and in a 250 million dollar business dispute, both in 2026. If you’ve ever typed something into ChatGPT that you wouldn’t want read aloud in a deposition, courts are now treating that conversation exactly the way they’d treat an email or a text message. Not private. Not protected. Fully discoverable.

For business owners, this isn’t an abstract technology story. It’s a direct warning about how you and your employees are using AI tools for anything touching contracts, disputes, or business decisions.

The Case That Should Worry Every Business Owner

August 17, 2026

Can Someone Sue Your Business Over an AI Hallucination?

by George Bellas

Yes. It has already happened, and the legal defense you might be counting on, “the AI said it, not us,” has already failed in court.

If your business uses any AI tool that talks to customers, drafts content, or answers questions, whether that’s a customer service chatbot, an AI powered search feature on your website, or a marketing team using generative AI to write copy, you need to understand that your business is legally responsible for what that tool says. Not the AI company that built it. You.

The Case That Should Change How You Think About This