The Risks Regarding AI Training and Its Implications for Open-Source Software

AI’s ability to learn raises serious legal risks, as seen in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence, where a court ruled that Ross unlawfully used Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes to train its AI. This extends to AI-generated open-source software (OSS)—if AI models fail to comply with OSS licenses, companies face legal and financial consequences.

Court Dismisses IP Claims but Not Contract Breach in High-Profile AI and Open-Source Software Licenses Case 

The complexities surrounding digital copyright and contract law in the context of open-source software and artificial intelligence were proven in a recent decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, significant developments have unfolded in the case involving Plaintiffs J. Doe 1, et al., against Defendants GitHub, Inc., Microsoft Corporation,…