Artificial Intelligence

The end of Google page one is not the end of discovery. It is the beginning of a new discovery model — one where the winners are those who align with how buyers actually search, learn, and decide in the age of AI.

Instead of eliminating legal jobs, generative AI can be transformative for the in-house role by stripping away repetitive tasks and giving lawyers room to focus on higher-value work.

A trademark battle that pitted technology giant OpenAI against a company known as Open AI (note the space between the terms) has resulted in a summary judgment that has ordered the smaller enterprise to cease use of the name and its prized internet real estate, open.ai.

In late July, two important decisions came down from courts in the Northern District of California regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted material for the training of large language models. No real consensus has emerged as to the effect they will have on the broader AI litigation landscape.

Legal technology is in the middle of a paradigm shift — one where firms are no longer satisfied with incremental fixes and point solutions. Instead, they’re seeking transformation: of systems, workflows, and outcomes. Nowhere is that transformation more urgent — or more impactful — than in how firms manage the revenue lifecycle.

ALM teamed up with AI legal experts at McDermott Will & Emery to create a comprehensive treatise on all things AI and the law, covering the gamut of legal areas that AI touches, from the history of AI to its impact on intellectual property, employment law, data privacy, ethics, contracts, torts, risk mitigation, as well as gather all of the U.S. federal and state laws on AI as well as international laws and industry standards in one place.

While the EU AI Act certainly deserves compliments for both its pioneering nature and numerous thoughtful provisions aimed at the efficient and effective regulation of modern AI, it is not without its drawbacks.

In the months and years ahead, Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, will increasingly give way to AEO, Answer Engine Optimization. The latter focuses on helping AI-powered search engines understand and cite your content in their direct answers.