Law+AI Initiative
USC Gould School of Law is partnering with the leading global law firm of Akerman LLP on a groundbreaking initiative to facilitate global knowledge-sharing and shape cross-market standards for AI adoption.
Shaping the Future of AI
The Law+AI Initiative aims to create the first dedicated, real-time resource to track legislation, rulemaking and litigation on an international scale. The Initiative also seeks to participate in developing cross-sector standards and the regulatory path for full-scale AI adoption across fields and industries.
Pillars of Innovation and Impact
Law+AI Initiative is designed to serve as an active bridge to the tech sector — engaging industry leaders and experts to shape programming and research.
Collaborative Knowledge Sharing
A dynamic exchange within a law school setting, where legal scholars and law firm practitioners can identify issues, develop theories and test their application in current market scenarios.
Cross-Market Influence
Developing unified standards for ethics and algorithmic integrity, intellectual property rights, general liability, and compliance.
Accelerating Purposeful Adoption
Confronting friction points slowing the integration of AI into global enterprise, taking a balanced approach with the interests of innovators, investors, rights holders, and end users.
The rapid integration of AI into sectors like entertainment, sports and media, for example, demands a new level of legal agility. This Initiative bridges that gap.
By uniting USC Gould's expertise and academic rigor with Akerman's market-leading practice, we're creating a unique knowledge leadership and problem-solving platform. We aren't just analyzing the future of law and AI — we're helping build it.
— Jeff Schneider, Executive Director of USC Gould’s Center for Sports, Entertainment, Media, and Technology Law, the academic home of the Law+AI Initiative
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