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When interpreting contractual and statutory language, it helps to understand the ordinary meaning of words. Judges typically turn to standard dictionary definitions when parsing the meaning of ambiguous words and phrases. This has worked well enough. But as extensive as they are, dictionaries are not exhaustive and…

Do you litigation attorneys out there have complaints about drafting complaints? Are you M&A lawyers getting carpal tunnel typing up so many contracts? Well, the future of the legal field may be bringing some good news your way: a recent study suggests some definitive benefits in embracing generative artificial…

At a London party in 1883, Oscar Wilde, arguably one of the greatest literary geniuses of all time, begrudgingly remarked on painter James McNeill Whistler's witticism with "I wish I had said that." Whistler reportedly quipped "You will Oscar, you will." American playwright William Inge famously claimed, "Originality is…

The term "generative AI" may be a bit of a misnomer. AI platforms like ChatGPT may seem like they produce answers to queries using humanlike intelligence and creativity, but the reality is that their intelligence is an illusion created by complex systems working off of broad and deep datasets.

The rise of artificial intelligence and sophisticated language models like ChatGPT has created nearly as many headaches as opportunities. Educators from middle school to postgrad have suddenly been forced to contend with a sea of AI-generated work, much of it nearly indistinguishable from the genuine article. Writers of every persuasion have…

As of late, generative AI systems have become the hottest musical artists, as they've raised legal questions related to copyright law. In April, such a system authored a song titled "Heart on My Sleeve," which featured voices exactly like those of Drake and The Weeknd. On multiple streaming…