Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are revolutionizing most spheres of life. These technologies indeed offer a multitude of possibilities, but they also entail numerous challenges. In addition, the technologies themselves challenge the way companies operate and do business.
Companies developing AI-based technologies or intending to integrate such technologies into their operations are at the vanguard of technology, and are spearheading legal and regulatory developments. They are thus under the magnifying glass of public and media interest.
Our firm’s AI team offers comprehensive legal advice to companies operating in this sector on all issues deriving from the development and use of AI tools. Inter alia, we help clients design customized work plans for assimilating AI tools into their organizations, advise on local and international AI regulations, issue legal opinions and reviews of the regulatory requirements, advise employers on the use of AI tools within the context of labor laws, analyze and manage exposures and risks when using the various AI tools, and counsel on a variety of related issues, such as copyrights, terms of use, ethics, etc.
We also assist startups and technology companies in this sector with all aspects of founders’ agreements, cooperation agreements, investment transactions, and the entry into new jurisdictions.
March 5, 2025
Precedent-setting ruling by a US court on a copyright lawsuit against an artificial intelligence platform
A US court (in Delaware) recently handed down a precedent-setting ruling on a lawsuit filed by a copyright-owner, the media and technology conglomerate, Thomson Reuters, against the artificial intelligence platform, Ross Intelligence. The Delaware court ruled that the defendant had infringed the plaintiff’s copyrights, and that the defendant is not entitled to any of the statutory protections, including reliance on the “fair use” doctrine as a defense.
December 24, 2024
New EDPB Opinion on Personal Data Protection in AI
Several days ago, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion addressing key data protection concerns arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The opinion specifically focuses on how GDPR principles apply to AI, emphasizing issues such as anonymization of data within AI models, the legal basis for processing personal data during AI development and deployment, and the consequences of unlawful data processing in AI systems.