OpenAI Under Fire: Musk Files Lawsuit, Igniting Debate on AI’s Ethical Trajectory

By: Meg Apostolides   Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, has ignited a legal firestorm with his recent lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.  The lawsuit centers on accusations of a fundamental shift within OpenAI, raising critical questions about the ethics, transparency, and ultimately, the future direction of artificial intelligence (“AI”) development.   OpenAI was… Read More OpenAI Under Fire: Musk Files Lawsuit, Igniting Debate on AI’s Ethical Trajectory

IP in the Age of Algorithms: The USPTO’s new Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventions

By: Jennifer Gomes In this booming age of artificial intelligence (AI), laypeople and inventors alike are using AI across many different sectors.  The lines have begun to blur for inventors who have used AI to create their inventions.  While this technology has propelled innovation forward, it also poses issues for inventors who seek a patent… Read More IP in the Age of Algorithms: The USPTO’s new Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventions

Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

By: Sarah McLaughlin   With more than 551 million users, Spotify, one of the world’s most popular audio streaming services, is making a significant entrance into the AI arena by trying to reshape the user experience.  In February of 2023, Spotify released their new AI DJ—a “personalized AI guide that knows your music taste so… Read More Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

By: Bryan Sicard   As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly accessible to the general public, it is being used not only as an artistic novelty but has also shown itself capable of being used to fill voids in artistic markets.  This has resulted in AI being directed to create poems and literature, songs, scripts, and… Read More Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

By: John Garrasi   Antitrust regulation has seemingly taken a back seat during the last twenty years.  This apparent lull in government enforcement of antitrust behaviors has coincided with the rise of Big Tech.  To the delight of tech executives across the country, the government has largely failed to enforce regulations on tech companies since the… Read More Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

Who Owns Digitally Created Art That No Human Eye Has Seen Before?

By: Elliot Hangos Text to image is the creation of art from a text description.  Text to image technology uses AI to read and comprehend user-inputted text, and covert that text into a unique image.  Like the Google interface, the software solely provides users with a search bar.  Upon entering their search, users are provided… Read More Who Owns Digitally Created Art That No Human Eye Has Seen Before?

Making History: Artificial Intelligence Slated to be Defense Counsel for a Human in a US Courtroom

By: Andrew Ciulla In a historic first, an AI-powered robot lawyer will appear as defense counsel in a U.S. courtroom in February.  However, for those skeptical or maybe even nervous about the development, rest assured that the case is nothing close to a murder defense or some serious criminal charge.  Instead, the robot lawyer will… Read More Making History: Artificial Intelligence Slated to be Defense Counsel for a Human in a US Courtroom

Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

By: Jack Gagner The “golden age” of artificial intelligence (“AI”) image generation, or at least the buzz surrounding it online, shows no sign of slowing down in 2023.  Although AI image generation has been around for years, widely accessible and free online programs have recently delivered it to the internet-savvy masses.  Today, “[t]he most common… Read More Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

Legal and Technological Resolutions for Disaster Relief

By: Elliot Hangos The role technology can play in assisting disaster sites is astronomical, especially when considering the millions of lives impacted by the 2,018 natural disasters since 2010.  Thus, new technology efforts have been made in recent years to better address disaster relief efforts, such as: the use of robots and drones, the implementation… Read More Legal and Technological Resolutions for Disaster Relief