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Imagine inventing the next big thing, only for giants to swipe it free. Patent monetization has tanked 60% since 2010 — but AI's crashing the party as the ultimate fixer.
A sweeping FAA flight restriction—framed as temporary but lasting 21 months—criminalizes drone journalism near immigration enforcement. Constitutional lawyers say it's indefensible.
Expectations ran high for AI giants to match their safety rhetoric with action. The new AI Safety Index shatters that illusion, exposing deep flaws while frontrunners pull away.
Tech insiders sweating under the EU AI Act? Come 2026, whistleblower shields activate. But after two decades watching Valley scandals, I'm not holding my breath for clean wins.
What if AI could design the chips powering itself—and slash costs by 75%? Cognichip says yes, with $60M fresh cash. But where's the proof?
Matt Pollins just unleashed a directory of AI-native law firms. Twenty-seven NewMods already — and counting. Big Law's wake-up call has arrived.
Tech execs thought selling surveillance gear to dictators was just business. EFF's Supreme Court brief says nope—Cisco's on the hook for China's Falun Gong crackdown.
Courts and patent offices worldwide are grappling with a fundamental question: can an artificial intelligence system be legally recognized as the inventor of a patentable innovation?
Generative AI has created a copyright crisis, forcing legal systems worldwide to reconsider fundamental assumptions about authorship, ownership, and the boundaries of fair use.
As AI systems generate increasingly sophisticated creative works, copyright law faces its most fundamental challenge: can a machine be an author, and who owns what AI creates?