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• Second city — the AI view from Washington

  Posted on September 18, 2023 at 02:43 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  Multiple players are deciding their opening moves in reacting to the sudden entry of this technology into the public consciousness.

  Not surprisingly, their approaches differ because their interests differ.

  In my previous installment (2023-08-28), we saw how Microsoft is grappling with how to protect its interests — offensive and defensive — in a highly volatile and unpredictable future. In the short time since that article published, it appears that Microsoft may already be fine-tuning its approach.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.38.0, 2023-09-18).

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• A t-AI-l of two cities

  Posted on August 28, 2023 at 02:45 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 20.35 • 2023-08-28

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  Generative artificial intelligence is the latest of the “we’ve never seen anything like this before — something must be done” technologies.

  Earlier examples are biotechnology, the personal computer, the video recorder, the record player, and probably fire — none of which caused the world to end.

  Multiple players are deciding their opening moves in reacting to the sudden entry of this technology into the public consciousness. Not surprisingly, their approaches differ because their interests differ. That certainly applies to the Microsoft Services Agreement.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.35.0, 2023-08-28).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

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• Click here to agree

  Posted on May 24, 2021 at 01:04 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 18.19 • 2021-05-24

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  Any time you install new software or a new service, you are faced with a seemingly simple task: checking a box confirming that you agree to the company’s terms of service.

  If you’ve followed the associated link, chances are you’ve encountered 20 or 30 (or 40) pages of pseudo-English. Using the ubiquitous Microsoft Services Agreement as an example, here’s what you are typically agreeing to. For simplicity, we’ll stick with basic U.S. accounts. Most specific products and some special types of account (for example, accounts for minors, education accounts, and organizational accounts) have additional rules. Other rules apply in other countries. Your mileage may vary.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.19.0 (2021-05-24).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.19.F (2021-05-24).

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• Microsoft’s new Terms of Service take shots at Google but leave loopholes

  Posted on June 13, 2014 at 14:00 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  It’s not nearly as simple as you might think.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

   

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