The Federal Trade Commission submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office voicing its intention to investigate the copyright practices of AI developers who they believe are engaging in unfair competition—whether the companies infringed copyright or not.
Continue Reading Knock, Knock, It's the FTC—And It Wants to Regulate the Copyright Implications of AI

Smokeball’s 2024 State of Law Report found that firms’ adoption of artificial intelligence will likely depend on their size, use cases and practice areas.
Continue Reading Enough Is Enough: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Tech For Firms?

A councilman in the southern city of Porto Alegre revealed, after his colleagues passed the ordinance, that artificial intelligence had crafted the proposal.
Continue Reading Undisclosed Use of ChatGPT to Draft Ordinance in Brazil Sparks Debate

“Companies are faced with this conundrum of wanting to provide more detail but not wanting to give too much,” Orrick partner Aravind Swaminathan said.
Continue Reading SEC Cybersecurity Rules Go Live in Days. Companies Still Aren't Sure What to Expect

At Axiom’s webinar “AI & Data Privacy: Emerging Trends for In-House Counsel,” panelists discussed the on-the-ground use cases of generative AI for legal departments—and how they should be leveraged with the future of the technology in mind.
Continue Reading 3 Ways In-House Counsel Are Exploring Business Use Cases for Generative AI

The definition of a custodian in e-discovery has evolved significantly over the years, along with its importance, as data volumes and types have exploded. E-discovery experts expect that generative AI will add one more twist to this trend.
Continue Reading Gen AI and E-Discovery: If Chatbots Can Write, Can They Be Custodians?

The latest fundraising will enable Nexl to focus on its core market in the U.S., while boosting its go-to-market capabilities and product development.
Continue Reading CRM Provider Nexl Announces $6.6M Series A Round

In this week’s episode of Legal Speak, Orrick’s Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley discuss the most surprising findings from their national jury research project.
Continue Reading Why It's Exciting to Be a Defense Attorney During Polarizing Times

“We’re not just digitizing,” said Ironclad’s Mary O’Carroll, a former director of legal ops at Google. “We’re actually trying to rethink how we work, and how the future of providing legal services should work.”
Continue Reading Legal Departments Embrace 'Digital Transformation'—But How Should They Define It?

“Do you want to be the lawyer advertising that you didn’t do all your own work?” law professor Joseph Regalia said of the deterrent effect of AI disclosure.
Continue Reading Could 5th Circuit's Proposed AI Review Certification Deter Use of the Tech?

An update on the legal tech market’s past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.
Continue Reading Legal Tech Rundown: Clearlaw and Tonkean Partnership, Linklaters' Upgraded Gen AI Chatbot, and More

The lawsuit by Facebook’s parent comes amid the Federal Trade Commission’s administrative proceedings against the company.
Continue Reading Meta Sues FTC, Calling the Agency's In-House Trials Unconstitutional

On the first anniversary of the public release of ChatGPT, we take a look back on a year of innovation and retrace the path generative AI blazed through the legal industry in 2023.
Continue Reading 2023: A Legal AI Odyssey