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Tracking Technology Trends and Risk Mitigation Techniques

David J. Navetta

U.S. companies face a massive wave of wiretapping law class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions over online “tracking technologies.” With this backdrop, the article below identifies some trends and new directions concerning tracking technology legal exposure and highlights some potential solutions for mitigating legal impact.

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Pioneering AI In Law Firm Cybersecurity: Balancing Innovation With Risk of Using GANs and Other Novel Solutions

Michel Sahyoun

The cybersecurity arms race shows no signs of slowing. Attackers continue developing more sophisticated techniques, forcing defenders to evolve accordingly. Generative adversarial networks (GANs) represent one of the most promising developments in the defensive arsenal, but only when deployed wisely. Organizations should evaluate their risk appetite and technical capabilities carefully.

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Anatomy of a Prompt: Providing Real Training for Using AI In Law Firms

Sean A. Harrington & Andy Kim

With generative AI, research time has collapsed and review time has expanded. The model can draft in minutes, which means you now spend more time asking whether the draft is accurate, defensible, and on brand. Prompting skill is not about magic words. It is about shaping the first draft so the review phase is shorter and you are not fixing preventable mistakes. A good prompt removes ambiguity, narrows scope, and sets expectations. The better the prompt, the less the scramble at the end.

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Anthropic’s Settlement With Authors May Be Potential Blueprint for Resolving AI Infringement Claims Image

Anthropic’s Settlement With Authors May Be Potential Blueprint for Resolving AI Infringement Claims

Michael Gennaro

A federal judge in the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval to a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a class of book authors who alleged that the artificial intelligence company used their copyrighted works to train its chatbot Claude without their consent. The settlement is the largest copyright settlement of all time, covering 482,460 works and paying authors slightly more than $3,000 per work infringed.

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Anatomy of a Prompt: Real Training for Using AI Image

Anatomy of a Prompt: Real Training for Using AI

Sean A. Harrington & Andy Kim

With generative AI, research time has collapsed and review time has expanded. The model can draft in minutes, which means you now spend more time asking whether the draft is accurate, defensible, and on brand. Prompting skill is not about magic words. It is about shaping the first draft so the review phase is shorter and you are not fixing preventable mistakes. A good prompt removes ambiguity, narrows scope, and sets expectations. The better the prompt, the less the scramble at the end.

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AI Era Requires New Strategy to Grow Client List

Danielle Blustein Hass

Lawyers have long managed their digital footprint to market their practices. But as artificial intelligence becomes more pervasive, they need to start rethinking their approach.

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Top 7 Ways Law Firms Can Fortify Their Security and Protect Client Trust Image

Top 7 Ways Law Firms Can Fortify Their Security and Protect Client Trust

Jacob Mathai

In the minds of your clients, trust and security are intertwined. As stewards of confidential client information, law firms must go beyond minimum compliance, setting a gold standard that safeguards data, builds confidence and differentiates forward-looking practices from the rest. The following seven strategies, drawn from real-world experience in legal technology, outline actionable ways law firms can fortify their defenses while making security a pillar of client trust and firm reputation.

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Perplexity AI Sued for Copyright Infringement By Encyclopaedia Britannica and Miriam-Webster Image

Perplexity AI Sued for Copyright Infringement By Encyclopaedia Britannica and Miriam-Webster

Michelle Morgante

A new lawsuit against Perplexity AI claims responses generated by the artificial intelligence platform violate the trademarks of Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster by attributing false information to their widely esteemed brands. The complaint alleges Perplexity’s generative AI “answer engine” violates the plaintiffs’ copyrights and also cites them as sources of false or incomplete information.

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AI and Privacy: Mitigating Legal Risk and Liability

Matthew G. White

The continued, rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technologies comes with increasing risks for businesses, demanding that they navigate such issues more carefully than ever. Considering recent privacy class action trends detailed in this article, companies that utilize AI in their business operations should immediately review and modify their compliance programs as necessary to mitigate legal risk and liability exposure.

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Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Approval of Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Settlement In Copyright Case Image

Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Approval of Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Settlement In Copyright Case

Michael Gennaro

A federal judge in the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval on September 25 to a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a class of authors who alleged that the artificial intelligence company used their copyrighted works to train its chatbot Claude without their consent. The settlement is the largest copyright settlement of all time, covering 482,460 works and paying authors slightly more than $3,000 per work infringed.

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