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DeepSeek, a startup AI company owned by a Chinese hedge fund, which is in turn owned by a young AI whiz-kid, Liang Wenfeng, claims that its newly released V-3 software-R1 was trained inexpensively and without using NVIDIA’s...more
Open-source software (OSS) and artificial intelligence (AI) are commonly used terms in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape. Both are pivotal in shaping modern technology but are rooted in different goals and philosophies....more
Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided its first definition of open source artificial intelligence. A California public benefit corporation, OSI has been defining and certifying open source software for over twenty years,...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
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
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
Kilpatrick Townsend recently held its semi-annual KTIPS (Kilpatrick Townsend Intellectual Property Seminar) in San Francisco. Firm attorneys led two days of interactive discussions with clients on the latest developments in...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
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has ushered in remarkable advancements across myriad industries from healthcare to entertainment and beyond. With this techno-revolution, novel questions concerning...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
In Part 1 of this article, I addressed various legal issues that can arise with AI-based code generators. Many of these problems stem from using open source to train the models and the compliance obligations imposed by the...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
Recently filed litigation against Microsoft Corporation, GitHub, Inc., and various OpenAI entities ("Defendants") highlights new challenges that generative artificial intelligence ("AI") presents and risks associated with...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