The use of AI does not alter fundamental obligations of accuracy, reasonableness and accountability. The legal risk lies not in the existence of hallucinations but in the failure to govern and verify them.
April 01, 2026Kevin Szczepanski
The Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.
April 01, 2026Benjamin West Janke and Ashley E. White and Jeremy D. Ray and Scott JohnsonIn categories where products are difficult to differentiate on performance, and that describes most of the AI industry today, customers do not choose on features. They choose on trust. They are selecting a company they believe will honor its commitments. Brand integrity, in those markets, is a material business asset.
April 01, 2026Allen AdamsonArtificial intelligence is everywhere in 2026. The promise is real, but who is tracking how your AI agreements are reshaping enterprise risk? And how has that risk changed with the increase in agreements and obligations related to these AI tools? Enter the AI playbook.
April 01, 2026Cynthia Cole and Anna von SpakovskyUntil recently, little focus has been placed on the impact of “vibe lawyering,” i.e., non-lawyers, including clients, using AI to conduct their own analysis of a legal issue, either before, after, or instead of consulting with counsel. Two recent federal court decisions highlight the risks of vibe lawyering beyond the issue of hallucinated citations and indicate potential benefits to both lawyers and pro se litigants in relation to the use of AI.
April 01, 2026F. Paul Greene and Michael-Anthony Bou JaoudeLawyers gain their strength and effectiveness from hard work. We have not been able to persuade ourselves that the so-called shortcut of prompting a machine to produce a more believable answer is a good thing, if it robs the product, the client, the court, and the lawyer’s reputation of the benefit of immersive research into the facts, policies, goals, and history of the problem and the present state of the law.
April 01, 2026Peter J. WindersIdentifying the risk that deepfakes pose to your organization, providing your employees with tools to identify, respond, and mitigate a deepfake fraud scheme, and considering implementing detection and behavior monitoring tools will help prevent your organization from being victimized.
April 01, 2026Linn Foster FreedmanAI-powered search tools are more and more becoming the first place that people turn to for recommendations, expert opinions, and brand research. If you’re not thinking about AI visibility as part of your communications strategy right now, get with the program — you’re already behind. Here’s some advice on how to catch up.
April 01, 2026Elizabeth Lampert and Lara CupitKey insights from a panel discussion during this year’s South by Southwest conference in Austin, where speakers weighed the impact of a landmark music industry verdict and what comes next for a sector awash with artificial intelligence.
April 01, 2026Laura LorekA recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), United States v. Heppner, has generated outsized commentary suggesting that the use of generative AI tools may jeopardize attorney-client privilege. A closer reading shows something far less dramatic.
March 01, 2026Shawn. C. Helms and Caitlin (Cate) Howe and Jason Krieser and Joseph Evans
