Trade Secrets Law Is Awkward Fit in AI Prompt-Hacking Lawsuit

Duane Morris partner Agatha Liu is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, “Trade Secrets Law Is Awkward Fit in AI Prompt-Hacking Lawsuit,” about a medical AI company’s novel trade secrets lawsuit that illustrates the challenges artificial intelligence presents for protecting proprietary information.

Liu said hacking AI to reveal its prompts is “not a good thing, but it’s not terribly illegal.” AI developers most likely will have to stay on top of the best practices to craft their products to save them from themselves she said.

“If you want to reduce risk, you need to up the ante and make your system more resilient and context-aware,” Liu said.

To read the full article, visit the Bloomberg Law website.

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