The collision of artificial intelligence and copyright law reached new levels of public scrutiny in late 2023, when The New York Times, one of the world’s most respected journalistic institutions, filed a landmark lawsuit against OpenAI and its high-profile collaborator, Microsoft. This legal...
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Ziff Davis, the digital media heavyweight behind such familiar internet fixtures as PCMag, Mashable, and IGN, has decided it’s time to lawyer up—dragging OpenAI and its high-profile AI aspirations into federal court for a good old-fashioned copyright throwdown. If you thought the age of “robots...
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The digital age is full of promise—and pitfalls. A recent case from British Columbia (B.C.) highlights how artificial intelligence can mislead even the most earnest attempts at leveraging technology for serious matters. In this incident, a local couple, Robert and Michelle Geismayr, leaned on...
In a dramatic twist that underscores the growing pains of integrating artificial intelligence into professional domains, a British Columbia couple’s attempt to leverage AI-generated legal precedents has landed them in hot water. The Civil Resolution Tribunal recently ruled that out of 10 court...