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The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastAI to Shape Future of Creativity in Entertainment Industry’s Watershed MomentThe Walt Disney Company and OpenAI recently announced a groundbreaking partnership that promises to redefine the future of digital storytelling. In our newest episode of The AI Arena, our host Sean is joined by National Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Entertainment, Media & Sports practice Steven Beer, who breaks down this new three-year agreement by Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative video platform. Sean and Steven discuss how this deal will allow fans to generate and share AI-powered social videos and images featuring more than 200 iconic characters from Disney’s worlds, including Marvel...
2025-12-2224 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastFinding Truth in the Era of AI-Generated DisinformationThe threat of bad actors spreading disinformation online has been prevalent for the last decade, and the problem has become exacerbated by AI-generated fake content deliberately created to confuse and mislead. In Episode 13 of The AI Arena, our host Sean leads an exciting conversation with Chris Ribeiro, Managing Director, Head of the New York Office & Co-Lead for Physical Security & Threat Mitigation at Nardello & Co—a global investigations firm that handles matters including civil and white collar criminal litigation and arbitration support, due diligence, anti-corruption & fraud investigations, asset tracing, activist defense, strategic intelligence and political risk assessment, computer forensics, monitorships, an...
2025-10-0223 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastFair Use in AI Training: What is Considered "Transformative?"A fascinating legal case which captured the attention of the AI world in 2025, Bartz v. Anthropic sought to clarify the question of whether usage of copyrighted books to train AI models is protected by the “fair use” doctrine. In Episode 12 of The AI Arena, our host Sean interviews Robert Brauneis, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Program at George Washington University Law School. Professor Bruneis highlights key facets of Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc., where both judges ruled in favor of AI developers, but with caveats that have since resulted in a pote...
2025-09-1631 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastAgentic AI’s Role to Combat Financial CrimesAs cybercriminals become more sophisticated in their methods to attack banks and other financial institutes, there is a critical need for organizations of all sizes to stay one step ahead. In Episode 11 of The AI Arena, our host Sean leads an exciting conversation with Arseny Barkovskiy, Head of Cyber & Field Operations at Vantage Intelligence, an intelligence and strategic advisory firm that provides creative solutions for decision-makers in the public and private sectors. A former member of the Royal Military Police Special Investigations Branch who was deployed to Afghanistan twice, Arseny has extensive experience conducting investigations and surveillance to support...
2025-08-2731 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastAI’s Impact on Life Sciences & ComplianceArtificial intelligence continues to make rapid inroads into the heavily regulated Life Sciences industry, as many C-suite executives have embraced the technology to improve operational efficiency. In Episode 10 of The AI Arena, our host Sean skates to the puck alongside Manny Tzavlakis, Founder and Managing Partner at HELIO, a consulting firm which works with Life Sciences organizations that use generative AI to optimize their compliance, commercial, medical, and patient services. Manny offers our listeners key insights on how his clients are using AI for communications monitoring and policy management, two critical facets of pharmaceutical and medical device companies that...
2025-05-2724 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastAI & Data Security: The Double Edged SwordIn the rapidly evolving landscape of data privacy and security, it can be a challenge for organizations to stay ahead of bad actors who look for potential vulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence tools can help alleviate some of these concerns, but also pose a risk, since these same tools can be used for malicious purposes. In Episode 9 of The AI Arena, our host Sean welcomes Yasir Ali to the show, Founder & CEO of Polymer, a full lifecycle data management platform for SaaS and AI. Polymer monitors and controls the flow of sensitive data, with the goal of minimizing risk and preventing...
2025-04-0826 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastChanging of The Guard: The New Administration’s Impact on AIAs AI applications continue to integrate themselves into our everyday lives, there is a big question mark on how the Trump administration will affect the development and usage of the technology. In Episode 8 of The AI Arena, our host Sean is joined by Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Rosario Palmieri, as they lead an exciting and timely conversation with Satya Thallam, a senior advisor at the Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), a nonprofit is dedicated to policy advocacy in the public interest. Satya brings a wealth of knowledge from his experience working as an economist and po...
2025-02-1845 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastMoving Money: AI Transforms The Banking SectorAs Generative AI continues to be incorporated by financial organizations of all sizes, the baking industry has felt a seismic shift in how risk management and regulatory compliance are managed. In Episode 7 of The AI Arena, our host Sean leads an exciting conversation about this digital transformation with Brian Jones, who was elected President of Merrick Bank earlier this year. Merrick Bank is an FDIC insured issuer of credit cards, recreation loans, and certificates of deposits, and seeks help its customers build personal and long-term financial stability through managing credit. Brian describes how the organization has been utilizing machine...
2024-11-2520 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastThe Intersection of Life Sciences & AIThe life sciences industry has always operated on a behemoth of data points, which require meticulous collection, documentation and assessment. Leaders in the field are constantly striving to improve efficiency in organizing clinical trials, site quality inspections, patient recruitment, drug manufacturing, and marketing commercial retail medications. In Episode 6 of The AI Arena, our host Sean skates to the puck alongside Frank Traina, Managing Partner at a boutique consultancy which provides strategic guidance to organizations in big pharma, tier-1 hospital groups, and medical device companies. Frank highlights the importance of utilizing AI tools for life sciences applications, which can help...
2024-11-1221 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastThe Surge Ahead: Powering The Future of AIWith rapid advancements in AI, the energy sector is facing a critical power challenge as companies are investing billions of dollars into improving and scaling up this new technology. Generative AI, which functions through electricity-intensive computational processes, has created the need for these energy demands to be met in a reliable, affordable, and sustainable way. In our latest episode of The AI Arena, Sean and Daron lead a timely conversation with Sam Siegel, Vice President of Wholesale Strategy at Vistra Corp, a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that is taking on the AI challenge head-on...
2024-09-1622 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastAI’s Game Changing Impact on Shaping Physical PerformanceIn Episode 4 of The AI Arena, Sean and Daron lead an exciting conversation with Sam Miller, Founder & CEO of Proteus Motion Inc. Used by renowned actors like Jake Gyllenhaal and decorated athletes such as Patrick Mahomes, Proteus is a pioneer in the field of 3D resistance training, and its AI platform is creating the most personalized training insights in the history of fitness.By using Proteus, athletes of all skill levels who are interested in improving their strength and endurance can approach their workouts in a targeted and efficient manner. Sam provides our listeners...
2024-07-0232 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastBack To Genesis: How AI Will Shape Our Future Using The Past (feat. Nir Peled)In Episode 3, our co-hosts Sean and Daron welcome Nir Peled, Senior Director of AI Products & Business Development at Intel Corporation, to The AI Arena. With extensive experience in delivering high-value products across industries using AI and machine learning, Nir offers our listeners expert insights into the origins of artificial intelligence, and how Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing human language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. Sean and Daron delve into potential biases that AI can bring with it as it continues to evolve and learn, utilizing data from the Internet and prior literature, and how this can negatively...
2024-04-0940 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastInsuring Against AI Risk: How Coverage Will Evolve (feat. Ashley Bennett Jones & Logan Payne)In Episode 2 of The AI Arena, our co-hosts Sean and Daron are excited to welcome to the show Ashley Bennett Jones and Logan Payne, two senior executives at the world's largest privately held insurance brokerage firm - Lockton Companies. Ashley and Logan share key insights on how their clients and insurance carriers are responding to questions about obtaining coverage against AI-related liability. This timely conversation highlights what companies, including startups, can do to “skate to the puck” in order to be in the best possible position to get the appropriate AI-related insurance coverage.You can read Lockton's guid...
2024-02-0627 min
The AI Arena - Skate to The Puck: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastThe “Skate” Toward AI Advancement and Regulation (feat. Mary Smigielski & Josh Kantrow)In the inaugural episode of The AI Arena—Skate to the Puck podcast, our co-hosts Sean and Daron welcome Mary Smigielski and Josh Kantrow, co-chairs of Lewis Brisbois’ pioneering BIPA (Biometric Information Privacy Act) practice and hosts of The BIPA Radar podcast. Mary and Josh draw parallels between regulation around biometric information and artificial intelligence, and how businesses of all sizes should be focused on looking forward to make sure they stay ahead of the incoming regulation around AI. Sean and Daron also discuss the intersection between AI and various aspects of the law, including public...
2024-01-1630 min
The BIPA Radar: A Lewis Brisbois PodcastThe Intersection of Biometrics & Artificial Intelligence (feat. Sean Shecter & Daron Watts)In Episode 8 of The BIPA Radar, co-hosts Mary and Josh discuss a notable Illinois Supreme Court decision relating to the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the court unanimously decided that BIPA’s health care exemption extends to all biometric information collected, used, or stored for treatment, payment, and operations, and is not simply limited to patient biometrics such as fingerprint scans. In what has been a busy year for BIPA decisions, Mosby v. Ingalls Memorial Hospital signifies the first decision where the Illinois Supreme Court adopted the defendants’ proposed inte...
2023-12-2039 min