AI Legal Protections May Not Save You From Getting Sued

Microsoft, Adobe and OpenAI are all pledging to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits, but that guarantee doesn’t apply to everyone.

AI companies have pledged to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits, but that guarantee doesn’t apply to everyone. — AI companies have pledged to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits, but that guarantee doesn’t apply to everyone.
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By Brad Stone

November 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM UTC

AI companies are pledging to defend their customers against intellectual property lawsuits. Those indemnities are narrower than the announcements suggest. But first:

Three things you need to know today: