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I’ve been thinking about a question raised by Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, in his recent piece, “The Urgency of Interpretability.” He writes about the increasing power of artificial intelligence systems and our unsettling lack of insight into how they actually work. The models are getting stronger. Our ability to understand them is not.

This isn’t just a technical concern. Increasingly, these systems are showing up in places that carry legal, ethical, and practical significance. Mortgage determinations, hiring tools,…
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The Free Law Project recently announced its intention to build a citator using AI.

If successful, the emergence of an open-access, open-source legal citator would be significant to both practitioners and the public.  Citators, such as Shepard’s and KeyCite, answer the foundational question of whether the case law you are using is good law, bad law, or somewhere in between.  FLP’s mission is to “democratize access to this crucial information for small law firms, independent researchers, self-represented litigants,…
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You can tell by the rise of generative AI that it has generated a lot of interesting operational and legal questions. To piggyback off my colleague, Fatimeh (see her posts here and here), I wanted to look in on a specific legal dispute involving AI and copyright.

Back in 2023, The New York Times (NYT) sued Microsoft and OpenAI over allegations of copyright infringement, digital millennium copyright act (DMCA) violations, unfair competition, and trademark dilution. In short, NYT…
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A lot of the businesses we work with are experimenting with AI tools – drafting content, summarizing data, even building internal workflows. And understandably so: these tools are accessible, affordable, and increasingly powerful.

But we’re also seeing a familiar pattern emerge. AI is easy to use, and just as easy to misuse.

If you’re a business owner or decision-maker navigating this terrain, here are a few questions worth considering. These aren’t meant to scare you off. Rather, they’re designed…
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I’ve been thinking about the clash between generative AI and copyright law, particularly in light of OpenAI’s claim that restricting access to copyrighted material could end the AI race altogether.

It’s a provocative statement. But it’s also a false binary. Because we’ve been here before – at the edge of a new medium, a new method of creation. And time and again, copyright has stretched to meet the moment.

At its heart, this isn’t just a legal dilemma.
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) touches many sectors in the United States, and the business world is no exception. While this exciting development has proven useful for many businesses, it is also a new source of potential liability.

AI enhances products such as self-driving cars and medical devices, but the current legal framework has yet to evolve with this rapidly-developing technology. Companies should be aware of potential product liability risks under the current legal framework to ensure they…
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I read two thought-provoking articles today that got me thinking about how we approach prompting when using generative AI tools. Ted Underwood, writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, makes a key point – we shouldn’t treat AI as an all-knowing oracle. “Instead of assuming that the model already has an answer to every question in memory,” he writes, “any special assumptions or background knowledge the model will be expected to use” should be included in the prompt.
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I recently wrote an article on Getting Started with GenAI in Legal Practice for the December issue of Wisconsin Lawyer that I wanted to share. It examines how attorneys can approach generative AI tools thoughtfully and ethically in their practice.

The ABA’s recent opinion on Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools makes clear that “even in the absence of an expectation for lawyers to use GAI tools as a matter of course, lawyers should become aware of the GAI tools relevant…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing industries worldwide, and personal injury law is no exception. AI is helping lawyers streamline processes, improve accuracy, and make better-informed decisions. This technology is transforming how personal injury law firms operate, benefiting both attorneys and clients.
Enhancing legal research and documentation
AI tools enhance legal research by quickly sorting through large volumes of information. Attorneys can use AI to analyze case law, statutes, and relevant precedents, which helps them build stronger cases. Instead of…
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Technology companies are facing a series of lawsuits alleging copyright infringement.
Throughout our Artificial Intelligence 101 blog series, we’ve discussed the hypothetical legal troubles Generative AI can cause. To wrap things up, our final blog post is an overview of the many pending lawsuits that could decide the legal future of Generative AI.

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is likely the most well-known company in the field of Generative AI technology. This recognition, however, has resulted in numerous…
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United States federal law still does not address use of Generative AI, though lawmakers have proposed legislation addressing various issues.
In our previous Generative Artificial Intelligence 101 blog post, we discussed intellectual property infringement as a legal risk of using Generative AI. Today, we jump into a discussion of the various other legal liabilities associated with Generative AI.

Not only is there no case law yet addressing the allegedly unlawful activity associated with Generative AI, but also the United…
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