Approximately US$2 billion worth of ‘land’ has changed hands so far this year without a single human ever setting foot on it and with the knowledge that no human ever will. These sales were of virtual plots of land in the metaverse. For all the hype, it is often difficult to navigate the conceptual and …
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Clifford Chance – Our report – ‘Our Relationship with AI: Friend or Foe – A Global Study‘ – analyses the responses to a YouGov survey put to 1,000 tech policy experts and influencers across France, Germany, UK, and US, covering a range of technology and AI regulation issues. Developed in conjunction with Milltown Partners, the report explores …
This OnPoint summarizes key provisions of the European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence and offers some practical takeaways and strategic considerations for impacted organizations. Given the heightened interest in AI by EU and U.S. authorities, and the success European lawmakers have had in exporting the European privacy legal framework globally, companies will want to start considering the impacts …
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The Morgan Lewis ‘Spotlight’ blog looks at developing trends with law firms, including this interview with Andrew Gray, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s intellectual property practice who advises companies on blockchain, cryptocurrency, computer and internet law issues, and financing and transactional matters that involve technology firms and the sale and licensing of technology. Currently, Andrew …
Clifford Chance – Artificial intelligence (AI) creates huge opportunities for businesses globally across all sectors. However, the use of AI also brings the potential for significant legal, ethical and reputational exposure. Recently we have seen global regulators grappling with these risks, with the announcement of a vast number of legal developments, including the publication of …
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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP – In recent years, applications of artificial intelligence (AI) have appeared in almost every industry in the world. The term AI is broad in scope and refers to a number of different tools that utilize models of a mathematical nature to analyze data, usually large volumes of data, to predict …
Pinsent Mason – You could be forgiven for thinking that AI is the “fairy dust” product that instantly delivers quick and accurate results. Behind the hype there are real possibilities for its application to the delivery of legal services, but what do in-house teams – and their internal clients – need to know to …
Artificial Intelligence: The facts, the fiction, the future? Read More »
Latham & Watkins – With the explosion of AI applications, private equity houses and their portfolio companies must understand where key opportunities lie. Artificial intelligence (AI) developments provide increasing opportunities for private equity, including deal sourcing and portfolio company analysis/enhancement, particularly in businesses that can adopt a customer subscription model or leverage big data opportunities. However, the adoption of AI technologies, and …
WilmerHale Senior Associate Matthew Ferraro has authored an article on disinformation for CNN Business Perspectives. Last month, a video that appeared to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words went viral on social media. This video, which was edited and slowed for effect, was viewed millions of times, and political opponents used it to question Pelosi’s …
The explosion in legal tech ‘apps’ will result in some massive consolidation, says an expert in the area, Professor Daniel Katz. Katz is professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law as well as having a major hand in legal tech himself, via his vice-president role in the global law tech company Elevate. There would …
