Whether you’re considering using AI technology in your operations or developing AI-powered products or services, Thompson Hine will help you navigate the complex legal, ethical, and business issues that arise in connection with artificial intelligence.
For years, Thompson Hine has developed and integrated AI tools for internal applications. We have practical experience in the issues that companies face and what it takes to develop/obtain, roll out, and use these tools.
Our Artificial Intelligence team is a multidisciplinary group of attorneys and allied professionals dedicated to understanding and managing the legal issues, implications, and risks of developing, funding, and using artificial intelligence. We provide business-focused, practical counsel to help clients achieve their most critical goals.
Our AI team focuses on helping clients solve business problems that fall into key categories:
- Developing and implementing policies for employees’ use of AI tools and services in the workplace compliant with applicable laws and best practices
- Developing employee education materials
- Monitoring employees’ use of AI tools and services and disciplining employees who violate company AI policies
- Developing intellectual property protection strategies and acquiring IP rights for innovations for new AI technologies and new uses of AI, data, and related resources
- Acquiring intellectual property protections for AI tools and related resources
- Understanding intellectual property rights and responsibilities surrounding the use of AI tools and services
- Addressing ethical issues associated with the use and development of AI products and services
- Building responsible AI at scale
- Marketing AI products and services
- Negotiating and contracting with vendors that supply AI tools and services
- Developing programs and safeguards for data collection and use by AI tools and services
- Acquiring, selling, or investing in companies with AI and AI-related assets
- Assisting with corporate governance and compliance issues related to emerging regulation of the use of AI tools and services by companies
- Working with founders to form, represent, and sell companies to develop AI tools and services
- Litigating disputes that arise in any of these areas
We, like our clients, are always innovating, and have long been integrating technological solutions, including both proprietary and third-party solutions that are powered by AI, to improve the value and efficiency of our legal services. Our advice and counseling combine legal and technological acumen with practical, real-world solutions. We believe in using AI to support the practice of law and have committed ourselves to bringing innovation to legal service delivery (learn more about SmartPaTH here).
