Andrea Ngo and Bhupinder Randhawa authored the article "Challenges in protecting and using GenAI tools" published in Lexpert Business of Law.
“ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) was the most searched topic on Wikipedia in 2023. Dictionary publisher Collins dubbed AI the most notable word of the year, and millions of ordinary people gained direct access to sophisticated AI products through ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other generative AI tools. Given the close relationship between intellectual property (IP) rights and technology, it comes as no surprise that AI is rapidly shaking up the world of IP.”
Read the full feature, published in June 2024.
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