Law Sites In its first major pronouncement on the ethics of using generative AI in law practice, the American Bar Association has issued an opinion saying that lawyers need not become experts in the technology, but must have a reasonable understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the specific generative AI technology the lawyer might…

Industry Leaders Come Together to Develop Curriculum Berkeley, CA – August 13, 2024 – Berkeley Law, renowned for its innovative legal education and leadership in law and technology, is proud to announce the launch of the first-ever law degree with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Set to begin in summer 2025, the AI-focused Master…

With the influx of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and applications becoming readily available online, it is increasingly important to assess whether AI-generated works can obtain intellectual property protection. Specifically, in light of AI apps being able to create paintings, photographs, and illustrations from minimal prompting from an end-user, the United States Copyright Office (the…

Alex Touma and Jack Weinert examine the history and key requirements of, and the controversy surrounding, Colorado’s controversial AI anti-discrimination law. Background On May 17, 2024, the Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, signed Senate Bill 24-205, “Concerning Consumer Productions in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (“AI Law”). The AI Law takes effect on and from February 1, 2026. It…

2023 was a breakthrough year for AI technology, marked by the rise of generative AI with a multitude of new GPT models and advanced diffusion models. These achievements, years in the making, were made possible by ongoing research and development far from the public eye. Yet, generative AI is only a part of the vast…

A judge’s use of ChatGPT in a recent judgment has prompted outrage, disbelief and concern in the Netherlands. A judge in the Dutch center-east province of Gelderland used the popular language model in a June 7 decision to determine the efficiency loss of solar panels in a dispute between two neighbors. It appears to be the first…

Law Sites It’s not quite BattleBots, but competitors LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters both made significant announcements today involving the development of generative AI legal assistants within their products. Thomson Reuters, which last year acquired the CoCounsel legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, and which later announced plans to deploy it throughout its product lines, today unveiled what it…