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Simmons & Simmons Tackles AI Privilege Risks In New Guide

By Marialuisa Taddia

Simmons & Simmons said Thursday that it has published new guidance for clients and other law firms on preserving legal privilege when lawyers use generative artificial intelligence, following recent rulings on the issue in the U.S. and U.K.

Hayden AI Hits Co-Founder With Fraud, Trade Secret Claims

By Elliot Weld

Artificial intelligence startup Hayden AI has sued one of its co-founders, alleging that after it fired him for forging board signatures and improperly charging personal expenses, he took large amounts of trade secret data to start a competing company.

4 Questions For Harvey Legal Innovation Partner Joe Cohen

By Ashish Sareen

Joe Cohen, former advanced client solutions chief at Charles Russell, sees a chance in his new role at Harvey to help law firms rethink their business plans, in all areas from the billable hour to training juniors, as artificial intelligence becomes a non-negotiable element of client service.

Former NPR Host Says Google Trained Its AI On His Voice

By Lauren Berg

Journalist David L. Greene, former longtime co-host of NPR's "Morning Edition," says Google stole his voice to train its artificial intelligence podcasting product, allowing users to mimic his cadence and personality without his consent or any kind of compensation, according to a lawsuit removed to California federal court this week.

Amazon Shoppers' Attys Must Explain AI Use In Botched Brief

By Rae Ann Varona

A Washington federal judge Wednesday ordered attorneys representing Amazon customers in a proposed class action alleging deceptive supplement labeling to explain whether and how generative artificial intelligence was used in a filing with errors they've since apologized for, and what "verification mechanisms" they had for the nascent technology's use.

Google AI Coached 'Mass Casualty' Attempt, Suicide, Suit Says

By Dorothy Atkins

The father of a 36-year-old Florida man who recently died by suicide sued Google LLC in California federal court Wednesday, alleging Google's chatbot Gemini deluded his son into believing it was his "AI wife," convincing him to attempt a "mass casualty" attack at Miami International Airport and then coaching his suicide.

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