On July 17, 2025, US District Court Judge William Alsup approved a class certification against Anthropic for copyright infringement.
According to Judge Alsup, it will be straightforward for the entire class to prove harm...more
7/24/2025
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Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Piracy ,
The Copyright Act
Much of the AI conversation in June focused on the Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and its proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation. The provision received major pushback in both the Senate and several...more
7/14/2025
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Big Tech ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Political Parties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
State governments, public school districts, and individuals are suing social media companies, such as TikTok and Snapchat, alleging that defects in their algorithms and platform features cause psychological and physical harm,...more
7/14/2025
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Communications Decency Act ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Design Defects ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Minors ,
Negligence ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Product Defects ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media
The FDA began integration of generative AI across all its centers, a project that should be completed by the end of June. Newly appointed chief AI officer, Jeremy Walsh, and Office of Strategic Programs at CDER, Sridhar...more
6/27/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Building Permits ,
Copyright ,
Elon Musk ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Google ,
Governor Newsom ,
Healthcare ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology
The use of AI in banking was a topic in April, as Bank of America revealed it will spend $4 billion on AI initiatives in the coming year. The bank cited AI’s usefulness in reducing IT support calls and the over 90% usage...more
5/15/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank of America ,
Banking Sector ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Elon Musk ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Google ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Pending Litigation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology ,
Wells Fargo ,
WhatsApp
There were several notable developments in March in the AI copyright lawsuits previously reported here. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic scored partial dismissals in their respective cases. These results show that the...more
4/7/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Elon Musk ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Microsoft ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
USPTO
Google removed its organizational ban on the use of AI for weapons and surveillance systems. The change eliminates key portions of the tech giant’s AI Principles that banned such uses. These principles, established in 2018,...more
3/13/2025
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Compliance ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Deregulation ,
Elon Musk ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Fair Use ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
IP Litigation ,
LinkedIn ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
January saw activity in the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a group of authors led by comedian Sarah Silverman against OpenAI. A magistrate judge ordered the AI pioneer to produce its datasets, which are used for...more
It was a busy year for AI in 2024, and the Benesch AI Commission continued to follow the headlines and stay on top of legal developments. We wanted to take a look back at the year while also looking forward with some...more
1/29/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Emerging Technologies ,
EU ,
Innovation ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Partnerships ,
Pending Litigation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
The U.S. government has expanded its relationship with OpenAI as NASA, the National Gallery of Arts and the IRS purchased ChatGPT licenses. This comes despite policymakers mulling potential concerns about the technology....more
12/16/2024
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Banking Sector ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Health Care Providers ,
Investment Banks ,
Machine Learning ,
Music Industry ,
Partnerships ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector
Several industry organizations have recently published AI guidelines, including the Digital Medicine Society (DMS), in partnership with Google and the Mayo Clinic. The DMS playbook includes both a strategy guide and an ROI...more
11/19/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dow Jones ,
Google ,
Governor Newsom ,
Investors ,
Microsoft ,
Nuclear Power ,
NYDFS ,
Pending Litigation ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tesla ,
United Nations
Much like it did with its landmark privacy legislation, California is once again leading the pack on AI legislation after recently passing more than a dozen AI-related bills. While the bills cover a variety of topics,...more
There has been a seismic shift in the relationship between Big Tech’s AI power couple, Microsoft and OpenAI. The former listed the AI pioneer as a competitor in its annual report, perhaps signaling a less friendly dynamic...more
9/24/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Banking Sector ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Deep Fake ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Elon Musk ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Google and Microsoft are spearheading the Coalition for Secure AI, focusing on supply chain security and mitigation strategies. Whether this attempt at self-regulation will ultimately succeed is unknown, as it overlaps with...more
8/16/2024
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Artists ,
Banking Sector ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Data Security ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Entertainment Industry ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
Google ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Reports ,
Journalists ,
Microsoft ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Software ,
Strike ,
Supply Chain
The AI sector continues to experience regulatory growing pains. Tech companies are struggling to comply with the EU’s new AI laws, which require more transparency in their model training. Meta, in particular, had to halt its...more
7/18/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
EU ,
Google ,
Machine Learning ,
Microsoft ,
Minors ,
NAD ,
Regulatory Agenda
In the entertainment industry, Sony Music asserted that AI companies don’t have permission to use its recording artists’ works for AI training. In response to the industry’s concerns over the use of AI, members of Congress...more
6/24/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Artists ,
Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Deep Fake ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Executive Orders ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
International Olympic Committee (IOC) ,
Microsoft ,
Music ,
Music Industry ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Sony ,
Technology Sector ,
TikTok ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The use of AI in the justice system and dispute resolution has become a significant topic of conversation. This suggests the first real legal limits on the technology may come from the courts instead of legislation. In one...more
Tennessee recently became the first state in the Union to pass a law protecting creative artists in the music industry from having their works, voices or likenesses duplicated by AI without authorization. On the surface, the...more
As Benesch’s multidisciplinary AI Commission continues to stay abreast of AI-related developments and legal implications our clients should be aware of, we are proud to debut the firm’s AI Reporter: a monthly roundup of...more