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RPA As A Digital Transformation Catalyst
The Foley & Lardner team recently hosted a panel on Innovation for Good: Designing Products with Purpose, which was developed in collaboration with Parna Sarkar-Basu of B&B Consulting. The speakers were Matthew...more
Welcome back to Today’s Most Disruptive Technologies! We turn from quantum computing to a spotlight on multimodal AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate the news and the markets and while some of us are still...more
Morrison Foerster is pleased to share with our clients and friends the results of our 2023 Tech M&A Survey, published in conjunction with Mergermarket. Mergermarket surveyed 300 dealmakers from around the world in order to...more
You may have heard that artificial intelligence is “revolutionary” – and it is. AI is changing the way things get done in the modern workplace, and marketing is no exception. HubSpot has new tools powered by AI, and content...more
Gig Economy & Technology- NEW YORK — NYPD Rolls Out Robotic “Digidog”- The New York Police Department (NYPD) recently announced a series of high-tech security, including a robotic “digidog” to be used in life-threatening...more
Manufacturers’ increasingly advanced robotic systems have made the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard for the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) impractical, even obsolete, in many...more
Have you heard about ChatGPT, the A.I. tool that will replace all writers and content creators? ChatGPT is a real tool that may help with content creation, but it is not a replacement for human writers...more
Now, no. Someday, probably. I've been feeling a little insecure reading about ChatGPT and its ability to write articles, help college students cheat on (sorry -- I mean, "ace") their exams and get A+s on their term papers,...more
The construction industry has traditionally been slow to adapt to new technologies, but things are changing. Construction companies are keen to control costs (including increased costs due to supply chain issues), improve...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the recognition or creation of patterns that simulate human actions or thought. Since the late 1970s, when people began regularly interacting with computers, AI has become increasingly...more
This article is the conclusion to my three-part review of Robophobia by Professor Andrew Woods. Robophobia, 93 U. Colo. L. Rev. 51 (Winter, 2022). See here for Part 1 and Part 2 of my review. This may seem like a long...more
This blog is the first part of my review of one of the most interesting law review articles I’ve read in a long time, Robophobia. Woods, Andrew K., Robophobia, 93 U. Colo. L. Rev. 51 (Winter, 2022). Robophobia provides the...more
When asked what they are looking for in a lawyer, business leaders and in-house counsel invariably say the same thing. Yes, they want a lawyer who is an expert in the relevant legal domain, whether it’s business regulation,...more
Hyundai is reportedly in the process of purchasing a large controlling interest in robot innovator Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. The transaction, under which Hyundai will reportedly obtain...more
Find out why implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies allow pipeline operators to do more with less....more
How does RPA, or robotic process automation, fit into a company’s overall digital transformation implementation strategy? Katie-Rose Herd, Director, Opportune LLP, and Steven Bradford, Managing Director, Opportune LLP, offer...more
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 crisis is destroying the restaurant industry. Hospitality dies when customers won’t leave their homes, and no amount of Grub Hub delivery will replace the dine-in experience, the workers it...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is offering to match U.S. companies with investors through its new Trusted Capital Program. The impetus for the program is to counter what the DOD characterizes as “adversarial capital”:...more
Outsourcing or co-sourcing tax functions can offer both qualitative and quantitative benefits so tax departments can focus on other areas that may be more beneficial for a company. ...more
Find out why AI and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technologies streamline the back-office by improving processing times, access to data and reduce costs. ...more
On 19 February 2020, the European Commission released a white paper with its long-awaited proposals on regulating artificial intelligence. The white paper contains far-reaching proposals that, if adopted, could have a...more
Many energy companies have embarked on significant digital transformation projects utilizing emerging technologies such as big data, cloud, mobile, application program interfaces (APIs), natural language processing,...more
Prognosticators have long predicted technological advancements that will drastically change the retail industry. Retail-oriented technological innovations are “hitting the shelves” as quickly as the advent of new products,...more
You have probably heard the phrases “fourth industrial revolution” and the “future of work.” Both refer to changes in the way people live, work, and relate to one another due to rapid developments in technology. Here are five...more
Two months ago, I participated in a fascinating panel at Dorsey’s 30th Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium in Minneapolis, entitled “The Times, They Are A-Changin’: AI Goes to Court.” We examined how artificial intelligence...more