Lewis Sorokin, Esq., AIGP

As a teenage Apple fanboy, I idolized Jony Ive. I wanted to be him when I grew up, and a part of me still does.

This will be fun.

My guess: ChatGPT voice mode abilities + Alexa-like behavior (wake word to activate, ability to handle context-dependent tasks like Apple said new Siri would do) in a Tamagotchi-sized form factor that looks like unmistakably like a Jony Ive design.

Just maybe not unapologetically plastic this time.

If reports are true, the OpenAI io device is a "third core device" meant not to replace the smartphone or computer, but sit beside them.

Supposedly screenless, but not glasses.

According to Sam Altman, "the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen."

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I'll be back at my alma mater Drexel Kline Law later today speaking on a panel about the ongoing NYT v. OpenAI case, alongside Sharon Erwin and moderated by @amylanders.bsky.social If you're in the area, you won't want to miss this!

Okay @anthropic.com having some fun I see

Vibe coding is great until Cursor hits an error that it can't figure out how to solve. Anyone have any prompting tips for when this happens?

This Week in AI (February 14 – 20) Everyone is Doing Deep Research Ongoing Responses to DeepSeek Genomic AI Model, AI Co-Scientist, and New States of Matter and more..

In this week's AI update, I cover the rise of Deep Research, the fall of Humane's AI Pin, an AI model trained on DNA, and much more.
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This Week in AI (February 7 – 13) Major Developments in Copyright Companies are Raising More Funds Diverging Visions for the Future and much more..

In this week's update: major developments in copyright, companies are raising more funds, diverging visions for the future, and much more.

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This Week in AI (February 7 – 13) Major Developments in Copyright Companies are Raising More Funds Diverging Visions for the Future and much more..

I have been blown away by the immediate response to my new "This Week in AI" newsletter, and the fact that it is about to reach 250 subscribers in its first week. Thank you all for the support.

Excited to be quoted in today's World Trademark Review article (and in the headline) about the recent summary judgment in Thomson Reuters v. Ross.

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Big win for authors and artists!

This is the first of many substantive decisions to come on this issue, but it sets the tone for what's to come.

Quoting Judge Bibas in the opinion: "Factors one and four favor Thomson Reuters. Factors two and three favor Ross. Factor two matters less than the others, and factor four matters more. Weighing them all together, I grant summary judgment for Thomson Reuters on fair use."

In the long-awaited summary judgment decision in Thomson Reuters & West v. Ross Intelligence, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has held that Ross Intelligence’s use of Thomson Reuters’ copyrighted Westlaw headnotes to train its AI legal research tool was not fair use.

Breaking news in copyright and AI: a court has held that training an AI on copyrighted materials is not fair use.

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Does anyone else feel like there's still too much good AI research content on X to be able to leave?

Someone with groyper in their username told me to "f off jew" so I reported them, and X just emailed back that there was no violation.

Anyway, happy Sunday and go birds

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This Week in AI: the United States and China vie for dominance - by Lewis D. Sorokin It’s been a big week for pushing forward the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) race between world powers. Here are the highlights:The Stargate Project: America's answer to acceleration abroad.In i...

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This Week in AI: America's tech leaders speak on DeepSeek, the US Copyright Office publishes part two of its AI report, and more - by Lewis D. Sorokin America's AI leaders speak about DeepSeek.Did DeepSeek steal from OpenAI?OpenAI releases its o3-mini models.The US Copyright Office publishes part 2 of its report on AI.After DeepSeek's entry into the...

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In my latest "This Week in AI" update:

⚡️America's AI leaders speak about DeepSeek.
⚡️Did DeepSeek steal from OpenAI?
⚡️OpenAI releases its o3-mini models.
⚡️The US Copyright Office publishes part 2 of its report on AI.

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Generally that would be okay because the majority of the final product was human-created. Similar concept to using auto-tune or Photoshop. The tech is a tool but not the original source for the final work. But it's a very fuzzy standard, and "AI" still spooks people more than other tech

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If you're using Devin, Cursor, or Replit on its own to write your code, this impacts you.

If you're using Sora on its own to make a film, this impacts you too.

If you're using ChatGPT, Claude, or DeepSeek on its own to write a book... Don't.

The US Copyright Office released part 2 of its report on AI this week.

While not the policy overhaul many hoped to see, the guidance is welcome.

TL;DR - output of prompts, without any additional human contribution, is still not protectable.

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Today, a throwback. The screenshot is from a paper I wrote 7 years ago.

Many of today's "AI legal experts" pay no mind to the philosophers who have been thinking about AI for far longer than lawyers.

For me, cognitive science often gets to the core of what my AI clients are building and deploying.

Sora's idea of a matzah ball is a ball that looks like matzah.

You're doing great, OpenAI.

Calling out to AI Sky:

I had some exciting speaking engagements in 2024 and want that to continue in 2025!

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