The intellectual property saga: AI’s impact on trade secrets and trademarks

In continuing the three-part series on AI’s influence on intellectual property, the first part discussed the complexities of copyrighting AI-generated content, noting the challenges of traditional laws in ownership. The second section will explore AI’s impact on trade secrets and trademarks in the EU and US legal frameworks. The European Union (EU) has reached a historic provisional…

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USING QUANTUM COMPUTING TO PROTECT AI FROM ATTACK

AI can be fooled into making mistakes, sometimes risking lives, but quantum computing could provide a strong defence Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) where computer models become experts in various tasks by consuming large amounts of data. This is instead of a human explicitly programming this level of expertise. For example, modern…

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Thomson Reuters’ AI skills factory pioneers customer-focused solutions

The new Thomas Reuters ‘AI skills factory’ enables subject-matter experts without coding skills to experiment with building AI tools. The platform aims to simplify the complexities of AI engineering, addressing the talent shortage in generative AI. Thomson Reuters has launched a generative AI platform that allows subject-matter experts without coding skills to build AI tools….

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Tech giant Apple is reportedly negotiating with major news publishers, such as Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC, to obtain licenses for their news archives to train their generative AI systems. The negotiations involve multi-year deals worth at least $50 million, according to The New York Times.

While some news executives have expressed optimism about partnering with Apple, the response from publishers is mixed. Publishers are concerned about potential legal liabilities arising from Apple’s use of their content since Apple’s plans for news and generative AI are reportedly vague, adding to publishers’ concerns. Apple’s recent AI efforts may have gained less attention…

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