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DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) startup, recently made waves across the global AI landscape with the release of its latest open-source R1 model. While some versions of DeepSeek’s model can be downloaded and...more
Character Technologies has been hit with two lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit (among other claims), in less than two months over its popular Character.ai chatbot. The first was filed in the U.S. District Court for...more
There is no exemption for AI when it comes to consumer facing applications, the Federal Trade Commission recently stressed in a blog post. Key points: •Quietly changing the terms of service agreements could be unfair or...more
In a prior article Training AI Models – Just Because It’s “Your” Data Doesn’t Mean You Can Use It, we addressed how many companies are sitting on a trove of customer data and are realizing that this data can be valuable to...more
With adoption of generative AI tools scaling exponentially amongst content creators, companies need to be vigilant to ensure all content posted on social media platforms complies with user guidelines about AI, especially...more
Zoom’s recent reversal on changes to its terms of service illustrates both data security and privacy minefields particular to the growth of generative AI. Previously, the terms of service of the popular videoconferencing...more
“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” AI could very well be today’s “Modern Prometheus” in the world of skill contests. Earlier this year, the AI-generated photograph “The Electrician” was a finalist...more
In this edition, key themes include creators and consumers seeking more control and protection over how their content is used to train AI models (whether under copyright law or privacy laws), and governments grappling with...more
Users probably own the outputs from GenAI tools but it is unlikely that they will be able to prevent others from copying them with patent or copyright protection....more
Riot Games’ (Riot) team-based, first-person-shooter game, Valorant, has received mixed emotions upon its announcement that it will monitor the game’s voice chat. Team-games especially benefit from players being able to...more
Today’s managed services deals deliver new levels of value through cloud services, process automation, AI and other digital age technologies. This digital transformation of outsourced functions is providing services that...more
In the wake of an alarming exposé published by The New York Times in January, Clearview AI, Inc., a New York startup, faces a slew of lawsuits. Since the article’s publication, the Vermont Attorney General filed a complaint...more
A federal judge recently held that researchers who violate a website’s terms of service by creating fake online accounts in order to study algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence software do not violate the Computer Fraud...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at guidance on artificial intelligence released by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office and the Turing Institute, as well as guidance...more
No one knows for sure how many "things" are connected to the Internet, but the Federal Trade Commission reported last year that it was more than 8 billion, and that it would exceed 20 billion by the end of 2020! Astonishing...more
Bots get purged, bots hijack the IoT, bots come to your emotional rescue and more! (There is some non-bot news, as well.) Burger King goes political (and viral) with a video weighing in on the debate over Net Neutrality. ...more