John Pavolotsky: How successful can US privacy laws be at regulating AI models and systems?

John Pavolotsky is a partner at Stoel Rives in San Francisco. He is co-chair of the firm's AI, Privacy & Cybersecurity group and focuses his practice on data privacy, information security, and complex technology transactions. He has also been chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the California Lawyers Association. 

John has taught Technology Transactions Law at the UC Davis School of Law and Comparative Privacy Law at the Santa Clara University School of Law. John has also guest lectured on technology and privacy law topics at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business; the University of San Francisco School of Management; and Stanford University.

References:

• John Pavolotsky on LinkedIn

• John Pavolotksy at Stoel Rives

• Timeline of discussions (House, Senate) leading to a final decision on a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI laws (final deadline: July 4, 2025), Techcrunch

• Texas Legislature Passes House Bill 149 to Regulate AI Use (Nelson Mullins)

• Colorado AI Act

• California Privacy Protection Agency: Draft Automated Decision-making Technology Regulations

• California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley (September 2024), NPR

• Poland puts pausing enforcement of the AI Act on EU ministers' table (June 2025, MLex - paywalled)

• A Brief Overview of the Federal Trade Commission's Investigative, Law Enforcement, and Rulemaking Authority (FTC)