• THE STATE OF AI
SWEDEN
“Generative AI is now available in a form that anyone
Taming AI: A how-to guide
can access.” Claes Ottoson and Elaine Gylling, Independia Law Firm AB
Claes Ottoson Founder & CEO Elaine Gylling Senior Associate Independia Law Firm AB
I n August 2023, the Swedish for public administration, encompassing the entire judiciary system, from district courts to the Supreme Court. AI is not new. For example, the most prominent online video platform has used an AI to run its search and recommended content since 2016. The government decided to position Sweden as a leader in AI adoption recent upswing in popularity comes from Open AI´s decision to make AI software publicly available. This means that generative AI is now available in a form that anyone can access. With these tools any person can ask a generative AI program, readily available for free online, to answer a question, code a webpage with buttons with different functions, write a recipe, or write a poem. Not only is text available, but other software can also create images, video, music, sound, and speech. There are four concerns that should be taken into consideration when using AI: copyright, model collapse, misinformation, and bias. Copyright AI can be instructed to generate content mimicking specific styles, which raises questions about intellectual property and transparency. Generative AI is trained on datasets, often comprising
images or texts sourced without explicit permission, leading to uncertainties about the legality of this practice. The issue extends to written works, exemplified by a 2020 case in the U.S.A. where Thomson Reuters accused Ross Intelligence of unlawfully copying content from its legal research platform Westlaw to train a competing artificial intelligence-based platform. This likely caused Ross Intelligence’s shutdown in January 2021, citing the costs of the “spurious” litigation. Currently there are ongoing disputes involving many tech companies including Meta Platforms (META.O), Stability AI and Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI. In these lawsuits, the companies are facing authors, visual artists, and other copyright owners over the use of their work to train the companies’ generative AI software. The lack of legal requirements for transparency regarding dataset sources further complicates the ethical landscape surrounding generative AI. Model collapse Many generative AI models are released onto the internet for continuous learning post-training on pre-established datasets. However, as generative AI is readily available, the influx of AI-generated content, and the fact that
the AI that steers the search algorithm is also biased towards “click-bait” content, a lot of search results are filled with AI-generated content. AI is now training on AI-generated content, and when this happens it is known to cause “model collapse” where the output becomes nonsensical, and the AI generator is broken. Misinformation Humans can often identify generative works in video, speech, or images. This may be done by noticing odd movements in video, unlikely pronunciation in speech or weird details in images, such as seven-fingered
Claes Ottosson is the founder & CEO of Independia and a highly respected lawyer with extensive experience in legal problem-solving. With almost thirty years’ practice, he has established himself as a trusted professional. In addition to courtroom expertise, Claes brings a unique perspective on negotiation, trade, and sales in sectors such as B2B/B2C, retail, real estate, construction, and contracting. This valuable insight comes from his involvement in company boards and academic experience.
Elaine Gylling specialises in civil law, focusing on civil disputes, tort law, and contract law. She adeptly handles a range of matters, including business law, contract law, and property law. Elaine consistently provides her clients with a sense of security, with deep committed commitment and a high level of care and attention to detail.
+46 8400 251 82 claes.ottosson@independialaw.com irglobal.com/advisor/claes-ottosson
+46 8400 251 84 elaine.gylling@independialaw.com irglobal.com/advisor/elaine-gylling
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