May 2025
Greetings,
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the May 5th meeting. We currently have three potential CLE topics in the space of AI in the works. if you’re interested in contributing as a panelist, please reach out!
As of May 2025, the Nevada Legislature is considering several bills aimed at regulating the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI). SB199, a broad proposal by Senator Dina Neal, would require AI company registration, limit data use without consent, and establish an education-focused working group. SB128 seeks to prohibit insurers from using AI to alter prior authorization decisions. AB325 ensures emergency response and utility shutdown decisions remain human-led and has passed the Assembly.
Come see us at the upcoming Nevada Bar Conference in Washington, D.C, we would love to connect! Mark your calendar for our next meeting on August 4, 2025.
Until next time.
Radhika Kunnel
Breakthrough Brief
This month, the Trump administration signed the "Take It Down" act aimed at prosecuting deepfakes, or fake videos made with someone's likeness. In our world where it's easy to copy and use someone else's likeness, preserving authenticity is paramount.As legal professionals, that task falls upon us to ensure that a person can protect their identity.
Deepfakes, which are AI-generated synthetic media, present a range of serious problems. Primarily, they can be used to create highly realistic but entirely fabricated videos or audio of individuals saying or doing things they never did. This capability can be exploited for malicious purposes such as spreading disinformation and propaganda, potentially interfering with elections or inciting social unrest. Deepfakes can also cause severe personal harm through defamation, creating false evidence in legal disputes, or generating non-consensual pornographic material by superimposing individuals' faces onto explicit content.
Learn more about the Deepfake policy.
Section Spotlight
We feature an interview from our community every month. Please reply if you would like to be featured.
For this issue, we feature Radhika Kunnel, our president and a lawyer at the Attorney General's office.
What sparked your interest in AI and technology law?
My background sits at the intersection of law, science, and regulation. I have long been interested in how law shapes, and is shaped by, innovation, especially in areas like biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and digital health. I became particularly focused on AI and biotech law as I saw these technologies increasingly influencing healthcare access, diagnostics, and privacy. The pace of innovation is outstripping the pace of regulation, and that gap presents both risks and opportunities. My goal has always been to help build thoughtful legal frameworks that support ethical innovation while protecting public interests.
How do you see Nevada positioning itself in the tech, AI, and biotech space?
Nevada is uniquely positioned to lead in these areas. With our growing tech infrastructure, proximity to major innovation hubs, and industries like gaming, logistics, and healthcare that are ripe for transformation, Nevada can serve as a real-world testbed for AI and biotech regulation.
### What are some of the biggest legal questions surrounding AI and biotech today?
In both AI and biotech, the central legal questions revolve around accountability, transparency, and equity. In AI, we are grappling with issues like algorithmic bias, explainability, and data privacy. In biotech, it’s about consent, genetic data ownership, and the ethical boundaries of technologies like CRISPR and synthetic biology. Across both fields, there are concerns about unintended consequences and who bears the legal responsibility when something goes wrong. Regulatory harmonization, across state, federal, and even international lines, is another major challenge.
Why did you get involved with the Nevada Bar SciTech Section?
I joined the founding team of SciTech Section because I wanted to help create a space where science, technology, and law could be discussed not just reactively, but proactively. We need lawyers who understand the implications of rapidly advancing technologies and who can help shape policy in real time. The Section allows us to convene those conversations and bring in perspectives from across disciplines, from AI ethics to biotech innovation.
What has been the most rewarding part of your involvement so far?
The most rewarding part has been building a network of thoughtful, forward-looking professionals who care deeply about the future of law and technology. Whether it’s planning CLEs on emerging topics, collaborating with other sections, or mentoring students who are just entering the field, it’s been energizing to be part of a community that’s not just observing change, but shaping it.
Community Calendar
The Nevada Bar conference is June 11-12 in Washington DC. Some of our section members will be present and presenting on AI and the law. You can still register here.