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The UK Supreme Court has upheld decisions rejecting an attempt to allow AI to be named an inventor on a patent application. Dr Stephen Thaler had tried to have his AI, named Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.

Judges can use generative AI technology like ChatGPT to assist in producing judgments but should not use them for legal research, landmark new guidance in England and Wales sets out. The new judicial guidance on AI states: "Judges are not generally obliged to describe the research or preparatory wor

The European Union has recorded a major milestone on the road to establishing the world's first comprehensive legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Following lengthy negotiations, the European Parliament and Council on Saturday reached a political agreement on the AI A

Ireland has a unique opportunity to act as an AI gateway between the EU and the US, a summit co-hosted by Matheson and University College Dublin (UCD) has heard. The hybrid conference, which formed part of the Matheson/UCD Leadership Series and was titled Regulating the digital economy — the

Eversheds Sutherland partner Marie McGinley has been appointed to the firm's new global AI leadership team. Ms McGinley, head of intellectual property, technology and data protection in the firm's Dublin office, will work alongside Nasser Ali Khasawneh, the firm's new global head of AI, and other se

The US and UK have committed to developing and funding new capabilities to stop the spread of AI-generated images of child abuse. Home Secretary Suella Braverman, alongside US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, committed to exploring further joint action to tackle the rise of such mater

Pension professionals are optimistic about the potential for AI in their industry — but would not be comfortable taking financial advice from an AI system, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm surveyed 227 professionals at its recent 'Pensions & AI &mdas

An English Court of Appeal judge has endorsed the use of ChatGPT but sounded a note of caution on using AI in areas beyond one's expertise. Lord Justice Birss admitted to incorporating content generated by the AI chatbot into a judgment. He described it as "jolly useful" for providing a concise summ

William Fry LLP yesterday welcomed colleagues and in-house lawyers to its new Cork office for a masterclass in AI law, led by experts from the firm's technology group. The event orbited around the pivotal role in-house lawyers will play in their organisations' implementation of AI technologies and h

Establishing and implementing good governance is the primary challenge faced by businesses in deploying AI technology, according to a new report from global law firm DLA Piper. The comprehensive research-led report, titled AI Governance: Balancing Policy, Compliance, and Commercial Value, delves in

DLA Piper has rolled out a new AI-powered tool designed to detect bribery risks within corporations. The Aiscension Bribery service, powered by AI technology from Reveal, is trained by lawyers to detect the key forms of bribery behaviour including the giving or receiving of a bribe, circumventing in

A proposed class-action lawsuit brought by three artists against three developers of image-generating AI technology has narrowly avoided being thrown out by a US federal judge. Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz launched the landmark proceedings against Stability AI, Midjourney, and Devi

AI chatbots answer questions about divorce law in Northern Ireland and the UK with an "unacceptable level of accuracy", Belfast-based SG Murphy Solicitors has warned. The firm found put ChatGPT and Google Bard to the test, asking a series of questions about divorce law and asking the chatbots to dra

In-house lawyers must not wait until the eleventh hour to ensure their companies' compliance with forthcoming EU regulations on artificial intelligence, an event hosted by Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC) has heard. Speaking in William Fry's offices this morning, technology consultant Barry Scannel

The Law Society of England and Wales has urged the UK government not to diverge from the EU's nascent regulatory regime for artificial intelligence. In its response to a government white paper published in March, the Law Society calls on the UK to align with the EU, which is working towards a bindin