Why transparency is important for generative AIs
In a talk I gave to IPSANZ on Monday, I discussed why transparency has a role to play when lawyers use a generative AI systems in their work, and also in the context of copyright. But transparency also has a role to play more generally in relation to AI.
How ChatGPT can help lawyers
After running a trial last year where the brief ran to about 35,000 pages, I was wondering how AI might be put to use to lessen the burden. With that in mind, I put a few questions to ChatGPT itself, to see what it could tell me.
Patenting Wearable Technology
A 2020 report indicated that the majority of patents in this space have been filed since the beginning of 2014, with the peak filing period in 2016. Leading assignees in the smartwatch/fitness segment were Apple, Samsung, Seiko Epson and Whoop…
Is blockchain patentable?
The simplicity of the question underestimates the complexity of the answer.
Technological competence for lawyers
Do barristers have a duty to be technologically competent, like their American counterparts?
Computer-implemented inventions - a sensible approach
A July 2019 patent office decision, Apple Inc [2019] APO 15, gives some insight into the way in which computer-related inventions can navigate the hurdles relating to the manner of manufacture test in a sensible fashion.
Five ways to use artificial intelligence in your law practice, now
There are a few ways in which AI can save time for even the smallest legal practice.