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What are we really talking about and what are the legal implications under the EU AI Act? The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to significant opportunities and challenges, especially in the realm of...more
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at a rapid pace, even the most sophisticated general counsel (GC) and in-house legal teams will be hard pressed to keep up with the evolving legal landscape....more
Intangible assets represent over 90% of the value of every AI company. An effective IP strategy can help protect these assets and steer your Company to higher valuations and provide leverage in commercialization of your...more
Good corporate hygiene will not only help you prepare for an exit from Day 1 – it will also inform the value that buyers assign to your company. Sarah Schaedler and Mark Seneca discuss key considerations from a buyer’s...more
Investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is rising fast. The International Data Corporation projects global spending on AI R&D will reach $632 billion by 2028, more than twice the expected total for 2024....more
In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, the valuation and viability of AI companies are extensively tied to their intellectual property assets. For AI companies, safeguarding these assets is not just about legal...more
In a reminder that open source products can carry significant risks beyond intellectual property, a vulnerability in a compression tool commonly used by developers has triggered widespread concerns....more
With decades of experience assisting nonprofit clients with copyright issues, we periodically like to offer refreshers on key copyright issues and highlight current trends we see nonprofit organizations encounter with...more
Many generative AI systems are very good at writing code, and developers increasingly use them to develop high-quality software faster and more efficiently than they could without these systems. But companies must take...more
Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more
The rapid growth of generative AI (GAI) has taken the world by storm. The uses of GAI are many as are the legal issues. If your employees are using GAI, they may be subjecting your company to many unwanted and potentially...more
Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more
For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Retail and fashion companies that fail to embrace AI likely risk losing their current market share or, worse,...more
For better or worse, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making...more
In a putative class action filed on June 28, 2023, in the Northern District of California, and in other similar cases, plaintiffs allege that OpenAI, Microsoft, and their respective affiliates violated the privacy rights of...more
Open-source software (OSS) representations and warranties are an integral part of the intellectual property (IP) representations and warranties in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and financings, as M&A transaction...more
Companies (including through the use of AI) are increasingly reliant on open source software to expedite their software development. A recent case filed in California, SFC v. Vizio, calls upon the state court to interpret two...more
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing...more
In our prior post in this two-part series on less commonly discussed technology commercialization options, we addressed how open-source software (OSS) providers may make money on their products. In this Part 2, we’ll look at...more
When the topic of technology commercialization strategies comes up, the most common options typically mentioned include the sale of a technology or building a business around technology by selling products or providing...more
Legal, Commercial, and Ethical Risks Posed by the Rapidly Evolving Field of GenAI Technology - Generative AI (GenAI) refers to a category of artificial intelligence (AI) models capable of generating text, images, music, or...more
AI-based code generators are a powerful application of generative AI. These tools leverage AI to assist code developers by using AI models to auto-complete or suggest code based on developer inputs or tests. These tools raise...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an even hotter topic since the introduction of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI, as well as tools like Copilot and OpenAI Codex, which use generative AI...more
Chatbots and other types of “generative AI”—AI that creates consumable content such as computer code, text responses, images, or music—have catapulted to the center of the AI discussion. In this episode, partners Rich Assmus...more