On July 26, the U.S. government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued four guidance documents – three final versions and one draft open to public comment – related
Continue Reading NIST Issues AI Risk-Management GuidanceUSPTO Issues New Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility for AI Inventions
In response to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and the evolving landscape of patent law, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a comprehensive guidance…
Continue Reading USPTO Issues New Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility for AI InventionsEU AI Act’s Opt-Out Trend May Limit Data Use for Training AI Models
There are three primary aspects of generative AI applications that intersect with copyright protection: (1) machine learning with protected works (the input side); (2) the protectability of works…
Continue Reading EU AI Act’s Opt-Out Trend May Limit Data Use for Training AI ModelsKey Takeaways From the Latest USPTO Guidance on AI
On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (April Guidance). The…
Continue Reading Key Takeaways From the Latest USPTO Guidance on AIWashington Court Rejects Novel Use of AI-Enhanced Video in Trial
In what appears to be an issue of first impression, a Washington state superior court judge in State of Washington v. Puloka recently rejected the admission of video exhibits…
Continue Reading Washington Court Rejects Novel Use of AI-Enhanced Video in TrialUSPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI-Based Tools
On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Guidance on Use of Artificial-Intelligence-Based Tools (Guidance), which applies existing rules and policies to the use of artificial…
Continue Reading USPTO Issues Guidance on Use of AI-Based ToolsFortune 500 Terms of Use Utilize Varying Arbitration Providers
Greenberg Traurig’s study of the website practices of the Fortune 500 revealed that of the 28% of Fortune 500 companies that have an arbitration provision in their terms of use…
Continue Reading Fortune 500 Terms of Use Utilize Varying Arbitration ProvidersFTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Clauses Nationwide
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of banning noncompete clauses. The FTC first proposed the Noncompete Clause Rule on Jan. 19, 2023, under…
Continue Reading FTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Clauses NationwideTexas House Speaker Creates Select Committee on AI and Emerging Technologies
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan recently announced the creation of the House Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who has led…
Continue Reading Texas House Speaker Creates Select Committee on AI and Emerging TechnologiesCourt Rejects Use of ChatGPT-4 as a ‘Cross-Check’ in Plaintiff Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Petition
Given ChatGPT’s now-infamous capacity to generate its own legal opinions, complete with official-looking, but entirely confabulated, citations and quotations, it is not surprising that courts remain skeptical of its use…
Continue Reading Court Rejects Use of ChatGPT-4 as a ‘Cross-Check’ in Plaintiff Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Petition