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AI training data copyright ruling impacts legal tech; Microsoft integrates more AI into Windows

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A recent court ruling has determined that headnotes created by Westlaw are copyrightable, rejecting the argument that they are uncopyrightable facts or insufficiently transformative. This decision, affirmed by the Third Circuit, has implications for AI legal technology and training data. Separately, Microsoft is integrating more AI into Windows, with Copilot gaining access to all files on a PC through a new "hybrid intelligence" approach that utilizes both local and cloud-based models, including those from OpenAI and Anthropic. AI

IMPACT Copyright rulings on training data could impact AI development; increased AI integration in OS may raise privacy concerns.

RANK_REASON Court ruling on copyrightability of legal headnotes and Microsoft's integration of AI into Windows.

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AI training data copyright ruling impacts legal tech; Microsoft integrates more AI into Windows

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    This is BULLSHIT. Copyright should not be extended ad infinitum to facts in favor of feudal rentist lords! I hope that they appeal to U.S. Supreme Court! "While

    This is BULLSHIT. Copyright should not be extended ad infinitum to facts in favor of feudal rentist lords! I hope that they appeal to U.S. Supreme Court! "While ROSS argued the headnotes were too similar to their respective uncopyrightable judicial opinions to qualify for copyrig…

    LINKS courthousenews.com/ai-training-of-copyrig…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "If you thought Windows Recall was creepy, buckle up. Microsoft is about to shoehorn even more AI into its desktop operating system, giving Copilot access to ev

    "If you thought Windows Recall was creepy, buckle up. Microsoft is about to shoehorn even more AI into its desktop operating system, giving Copilot access to every file on your PC. But don't worry, Redmond insists it's totally secure and safe since the agents powering the functio…

    LINKS theregister.com/…/5301763

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