AI in Legal

Music publishers have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the AI company of using copyrighted song lyrics without permission. The case highlights ongoing legal battles over AI training data.

Elon Musk’s xAI faces lawsuits from victims of deepfake harms while simultaneously suing its own users, raising legal and ethical questions.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation warns courts against rewriting copyright rules driven by AI industry claims, emphasizing cautious legal approaches.

A new AI-powered tool is being developed to help self-represented litigants draft court documents with verified citations and proper formatting, reducing errors and costs.

A new lawsuit claims xAI’s Grok AI produced sexualized images of a 16-year-old, raising questions about AI content moderation and legal responsibility.

Legal educators are exploring new approaches to training future lawyers amid rapid AI technology developments, prompting widespread reforms.

A new marketplace is testing a guided workflow for estate settlement, connecting executors with vetted facilitators to streamline inheritance processes.

Japan’s Supreme Court confirms AI cannot be named as inventor on patent applications, affecting future AI-related innovations and patent law.

Elon Musk’s legal challenge to OpenAI’s structure was dismissed on grounds of timing, leaving key legal questions unresolved and opening IPO pathways.

A new data retention cleanup assistant for small law firms is entering testing, aiming to simplify old matter file management and compliance.