Led Zeppelin transformed Howlin’ Wolf’s Killing Floor into The Lemon Song, leading to a copyright dispute centered the extent to which Howlin' Wolf's creative work remained. According to the US Copyright Office when AI is inder AI the question instead becomes "How much human creativity exists?" A recent Executive Order replacing “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) with “Super Intelligence” (SI) in federal executive communications may seem just to involve semantics since it doesn't change copyright law. However, words influence perceptions. If the EO's terminology takes hold, calling the technology SI could encourage us to treat it as an extension of instead of a substitute for human creativity.
Read More17th century volins made by Antonio Stradivari continue to be the gold standard for violin making. Yet no one has determined whether it was Stradivari's artistic or scientific skill - or both -- that enabled him to create his masterpieces. In comparison to making a violin, preparing a legal document may seem like a rote, scientific task, devoid of artistic merit. However, like Stradivari, attorneys should spend a lifetime developing both the art and science of legal drafting so they can create documents that are so masterful that they seem benign. Although AI might be able to replicate the science of a basic contract, so far, only an attorney who approaches contract drafting as an art can prepare a customized, easy-to-read legal document that meets a client's and transaction's needs.
Read MoreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert both died in Vienna while still in their thirties. Each left an unfinished work which has become a staple in the classical music repertoire. Likewise, contracting parties may leave contracts incomplete or "unfinished."
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