Our firm represents employees of major AI companies who report rapidly evolving risks to public health, safety, national security, among other concerns.

Artificial intelligence is growing exponentially, with millions of agents working autonomously on an ever-growing number of tasks. But this development is often invisible to the public. As AI company employees have repeatedly warned, unchecked development leads to immense potential for harm.

AI employees are aware of and understand the importance of addressing these risks before newer models are released to the public. Safeguards against well-documented risks to the public interest need to be reported, investigated, and, if necessary, stopped as AI technology advances. Unfortunately, employees also understand that reporting their concerns internally often leads to retaliation.

Legal protections for AI whistleblowers are complex and rapidly changing. New regulations like the AI Whistleblower Protection Act are actively being considered by Congress. In this landscape, AI whistleblowers hoping to disclose potential vulnerabilities to authorities must seek expert legal guidance to ensure they maintain their legal rights.

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1. Experience in AI Whistleblowing
2. Frequently Asked Questions
3. Seek Legal Assistance
4. Whistleblower Guides
5. Recent Cases
6. Latest from Our Blog

Experience in AI Whistleblowing

Our firm has experience working with AI-industry whistleblowers who have come forward with concerns over questionable employment agreements. Other AI whistleblowers have voiced the unchecked risks of autonomous AI agents, which pose an existential threat to humanity if development is not slowed down.

We represent AI whistleblowers who report violations of existing federal laws or general risks to public health and safety. Because the AI field is developing so rapidly, many whistleblower concerns are likely to be novel. Whether your concern is shared by many or you’re the only one who knows about it, our experienced whistleblower attorneys can help you understand your legal options.

Risks an AI whistleblower might report include, but are not limited to:

  • Restrictive employment agreements that prevent an AI employee from reporting what could be considered illegal.
  • Biased AI models trained on flawed data, which can discriminate against certain groups and reinforce real-world prejudices in hiring, lending, and law enforcement.
  • The “black box” problem, where it becomes impossible to understand how machine learning models turn inputs into outputs, leaving developers unable to control or audit their own products.
  • Existential and control risks, such as systems gaining dangerous capabilities, engaging in self-improvement, or acting independently in ways that evade human control.
  • Security breaches and cyberattacks executed by autonomous AI agents with insufficient safety parameters.
  • Privacy issues where AI agents gain access to sensitive personal, financial, or medical data.
  • Manipulation using synthetic text, audio, and video, making it easy to generate convincing fake content, scam individuals, or alter public opinion.

Frequently Asked Questions

There is currently no law that protects the identity of an AI whistleblower to reduce the risk of retaliation, although legislation providing this right is currently being considered by Congress. There are cases where AI employees can seek protections under Dodd-Frank — such as when a publicly traded company or company registered with the SEC violates securities laws in the implementation, deployment, marketing, or solicitation of investors of their technology.

To understand whether you have the right to make an anonymous disclosure, you can consult with an experienced whistleblower attorney.

It depends on what you’re blowing the whistle on. An AI whistleblower attorney can help you get a sense of what could happen in your specific case. If you’ve been asked to sign an employment agreement that is designed to keep you quiet while allowing your company to continue breaking the law, you may have legal recourse.

AI regulations, including whistleblower protections, are rapidly changing. Currently, AI whistleblowers have very few protections unless your disclosure involves a publicly traded company and/or a violation of securities laws, but AI enforcement policies may shift at any moment.

In order to maximize your legal rights and ensure you are situated well as the regulatory landscape continues to evolve, it’s a good idea to consult with an AI whistleblower lawyer before making a disclosure. Given our AI policy work and experience representing early AI whistleblowers, our firm is uniquely positioned to help you voice your concerns safely.

In many cases, there is little or no cost to hire an AI whistleblower attorney, as many whistleblower attorneys work on contingency.

To find the best AI whistleblower attorney, you can look at an attorney’s past AI whistleblower cases, and their involvement in advocating for AI whistleblowers through policymaking, amicus curiae briefs, and other methods of public engagement.

Seek Legal Assistance

Given the emergence of AI and the developing nature of regulation, it’s recommended that you reach out to our experienced whistleblower attorneys to help you understand your rights and legal options.

For more than 35 years Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto has been a distinguished whistleblower law firm, recognized as one of the Top 50 Elite Plaintiff’s Law Firms in 2019. All founding partners hold the prestigious AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®.

Contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation. Our team is totally committed to our clients, and in most cases, we only get paid if we win your case.

Whistleblower Guides

Recent Cases

Here are a few examples of our firm’s recent cases across various practice areas. Please note that many whistleblower cases involve anonymity and confidentiality, and we are often unable to disclose the whistleblower’s identity. However, the following cases highlight instances where whistleblowers chose to come forward publicly.

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Stephen Kohn

Stephen M. Kohn

Founding Partner
Washington, D.C.