AI Counsel Blog Posts

Last week, California federal district court judges issued two opinions addressing the critical issue of whether the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models constituted a “fair use” of those materials.  This intro to Sullivan & Cromwell’s memo on the decisions summarizes the judges’ rulings: On June 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for […]

The financial services industry increasingly uses AI in its operations, including utilizing AI to assist in core decision-making and essential functions. This has raised concern among lawmakers who are seeking to regulate the sector’s use of AI and mitigate potential risks to customers and the industry. While federal efforts to promulgate regulations have fizzled out, […]

Earlier this month, I wrote about the Disney and Universal lawsuit against Midjourney, alleging that the AI developer violated their copyrights in its AI training and outputs. This style of copyright case against AI developers has become more common as rights holders seek to stop AI developers from using their works without permission. However, a […]

An alphabet soup of international governmental agencies that includes the NSA, CISA, and FBI have come up with best practices guidance on securing AI training and operating data.  Here’s an excerpt from the executive summary: This Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) provides essential guidance on securing data used in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) […]

AI copyright litigation is heating up as cases work their way through the legal system. We’ve previously covered copyright cases and discussed the copyright implications of AI training. Now we’re seeing another major case arise as Disney and Universal have banded together to take on Midjourney. Midjourney is an AI developer that focuses on creating […]