On November 8, 2024, the UK’s communications regulator, the Office of Communications (“Ofcom”) published an open letter to online service providers operating in the UK regarding the Online Safety Act (“OSA”) and generative AI (the “Open Letter”). In the Open Letter, Ofcom reminds online service providers that generative AI tools, such as chatbots and search
European Commission Provides Guidance on AI Literacy Requirement under the EU AI Act
On February 20, 2025, the European Commission’s AI Office held a webinar explaining the AI literacy obligation under Article 4 of the EU’s AI Act. This obligation started to apply on February 2, 2025. At this webinar, the Commission highlighted the recently published repository of AI literacy practices. This repository compiles the practices that some
Another New Study of Legal AI Shows Some Models Can Significantly Improve Work Quality and Efficiency
Just last week, I wrote about a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study of legal AI tools, and now comes another, much-different study, that is also the first of its kind. This time, in a randomized controlled trial, researchers have found that the latest generation of AI technologies can significantly enhance both the quality and efficiency of legal
A Fresh Take on Legal Conferences: AffiniPay’s Virtual Legal Seminar 2025
Next week, I’m participating as a presenter in a unique legal conference. The conference is being put on by AffiniPay’s legal brands (AffiniPay is the parent company of LawPay, MyCase,Docketwise and CASEpeer). It’s been billed as a live webinar. Unlike traditional conferences, this one blends in-person and virtual elements: the presenters
Navigating AI Legal Uncertainty: Key Insights from Seyfarth’s 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook
Now in its fifth year, Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation Outlook continues to provide critical insights into the forces shaping business disputes. As we enter 2025, businesses are facing unprecedented legal and regulatory uncertainty. The second Trump administration is expected to reshape agency priorities, while AI-driven innovation continues to outpace the legal frameworks meant to regulate it.
AI hallucinations costs Texas lawyer $15,000 in fines
A federal magistrate judge has recommended a $15,000 sanction against Texas-based attorney Rafael Ramirez after he cited fictitious court cases generated by an AI tool. As The Register reports, Judge Mark J Dinsmore of the Southern District of Indiana found Ramirez guilty of failing to verify the authenticity of three cases in his legal brief.
Court Rules AI Training On Copyrighted Works Is Not Fair Use — What It Means For Generative AI
A recent decision found that an AI company’s unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data was not a fair use, where (i) the use was commercial and not transformative, and (ii) the use affected the value. The Bottom Line A recent decision found that an AI company’s unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training
Court shuts down AI fair use argument in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc.
Court shuts down AI fair use argument in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc. Key takeaways In the first AI fair use decision, the court rejected the fair use defense in the context of AI training data. Key factors in the determination included that the defendant’s use was not transformative and that it
Singapore: Guidelines for lawyers using AI in works amid concerns over user info, search history being stored
The Straits Times Minister of State for Law Murali Pillai said the ministry is focused on the impact of technology in the legal sector. Legal professionals will soon be equipped with a set of guidelines to assist them in the use of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) in their work. Speaking at the debate on
Ambrogi Reviews Wolters Kluwer’s Competitive Bidding Tool LegalCollaborator
He writes Wolters Kluwer today beefed up its LegalCollaborator product for corporate legal departments with the addition of new summarization functionality driven by generative artificial intelligence and the ability for legal departments to now leverage reverse auction capabilities to drive more competitive law firm bids. The new summarization capabilities will help corporate legal departments assess how law firm