Artificial intelligence

Executive summary

A decision to adopt AI can raise fundamental and moral issues for society. These are complex and vital issues that are not typically the domain of lawyers.

What is AI?

AI is a field of computer science that includes machine learning, natural language processing, speech processing, expert systems, robotics, and machine vision.

Artificial intelligence and ethics

AI will need to meet certain minimum ethical standards to achieve sufficient end user uptake, varying according to the type of AI and sector of deployment.

What are the key legal risks?

Courts in a number of countries have already had to address a range of legal questions in relation to the automatic nature of machines and systems.

Ethics risk toolkit

The key question businesses need to consider is whether deploying AI will result in a shift of ethical and legal responsibility within their supply chain

Sector impact

The potential of AI is driving rapid take-up across a range of sectors. What are some of the likely use cases across sectors?

Checklist

What key legal questions should in-house counsel be asking in relation to AI?

Biological Computing and Related Legal Considerations

As recent innovations in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) such as ChatGPT ignite debate over issues such as the legal status of non-humans, privacy implications of novel computing abilities, and rights of intelligent systems’ creators over output, similar considerations confront another emerging computing field—one involving human cells.

Global | Articles | March 09, 2023

Blog post

Hermès succeeds in enforcing trade mark rights in NFT dispute

On February 8, 2023, a jury found Rothschild liable for trademark infringement, trademark dilution and cybersquatting based on Rothschild’s use of the Birkin mark to promote and sell the MetaBirkins NFTs.

Global | Articles | February 20, 2023

Blog post

Privilege, privacy and confidentiality; unlike confidentiality, reasonable expectation of privacy is not a precursor to privilege

The Commercial Court in Jinxin Inc v Aser Media Pte Ltd and others & Others has ruled that an employer’s right to monitor and access private information of an employee held on its systems does not extend to a loss of confidentiality in those documents, and therefore a loss of privilege, as against the employer.

Global | Articles | February 08, 2023

Intellectual property

Tech M&A: A return to pre-pandemic levels?

Following a surge in M&A activity in 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, deal making in the Tech sector slowed significantly through the remainder of 2022. Overall, the outlook for Tech M&A at the start of 2023 is more positive than it was at the end of 2022.

Global | Articles | January 25, 2023

Corporate

Loot box mechanics: The state of the Turkish gaming regulatory framework

The rapid growth of the Turkish gaming market has witnessed simultaneous efforts to regulate the industry.

Global | Articles | December 30, 2022

Technology

Autonomous Vehicles – Canada’s Current Legal Framework: Liability in Motor Vehicle Accidents

The arrival of autonomous vehicles in Canada will raise a number of liability-related questions that touch on the areas of owner liability, product liability, and auto insurance. In this post, we discuss the allocation of liability in incidents involving AVs and the future of auto insurance.

Canada | Articles | December 19, 2022

Automotive and e-Mobility

Exclusionary practices by dominant players in light of recent case law in the digital sector?

On 14 September 2022, the General Court confirmed the decision of the European Commission fining Google for having imposed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices and mobile network operators to consolidate its dominant position on the search engine market.

Global | Articles | November 30, 2022

Antitrust and competition

Does Ethereum's Merge point to a greener future for crypto assets?

Global organisations advocating to reduce their carbon impact face a unique dilemma when they are also engaging in the crypto space, due to the energy consumed in some blockchain networks.

Global | Articles | October 10, 2022

Fintech

A new approach to referrals under the EU Merger Regulation

The European Commission (along with the U.S. FTC and DoJ, UK CMA, German FCO and others), has been focused on ensuring that so-called “killer acquisitions” in the digital and life sciences sectors are reviewed. Against this background, the General Court’s decision in Illumina/Grail is of key importance to companies acquiring start-ups.

Global | Articles | September 27, 2022

Antitrust and competition