This blog continues our series called “AI Essentials,” which aims to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding AI-related topics. It discusses copyright infringement and fair use when it comes to the inputs used in AI training and why these legal questions are critical for the AI ecosystem and startup innovation.
The pro-startup policy agenda to power AI innovation
Opportunity Zones are expiring and startups need Congress to act
AI Essentials: The role of data and where it comes from
U.S. startups need trade agency to address digital barriers in upcoming annual report
AI Essentials: What are transformers?
AI Essentials: What is compute and how is it measured?
If you wanted to haul large amounts of water from a well, you would (at one point in history) need a resource, like a horse, to pull the load. You would measure how much weight the horse can pull per minute in terms of “horsepower.” In the world of AI, the resource required to make models work is compute, and it’s measured in FLOPS.
AI Essentials: What is fine-tuning?
AI Essentials: What are model weights?
AI Essentials: What is open-source?
What startups need to know about 2025 tax reform
Engine, INCOMPAS File Joint Amici Curiae Brief on the FCC’s 2024 Safeguarding the Open Internet Order
Washington – As the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law plans a hearing Wednesday on the law that enables online services to host user-generated content, diverse organizations from academics to industry to public interest groups sent a letter to Subcommittee leaders. The letter acknowledges that Section 230 is the legal framework that enables anyone to create spaces online where user communities can gather and share content, to the benefit of Internet users and online expression.
The push for a new federal law regulating digital replicas and what it means for startups
IP recap: Generative AI lawsuits and what they mean for startups
State Policy Update: What have states been up to regarding AI and how will it impact startups?
With support for Black founders under attack, policymakers must step up to ensure innovation is for all
For startups’ sake, Congress needs to reorient U.S. trade agency
The American Privacy Rights Act and what it means for startups
Broadband, the ACP, and an equitable startup ecosystem
Invest in women to ignite innovation
Every March, we celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month as a global celebration of women’s achievements. And in the startup ecosystem, there’s a lot to celebrate—women are trailblazing and innovating at unprecedented rates.