Windsurf Whiplash: Inside 96-hours of Frantic AI Dealmaking

Last Thursday, more than 40 researchers and engineers at Windsurf, a startup that has developed an artificial intelligence–powered coding tool, began gathering at a hotel in Mountain View, Calif., after receiving an invitation to a mysterious meeting from the startup’s management. The agenda …

The Art (and Legality) of Imitation: Navigating the Murky Waters of Fair Use in AI Training

As generative AI technology advances, the legal battles over the use of copyrighted materials for training these models are heating up. In the first wave of lawsuits the courts have diverged in their approach to fair use as a defense to claims of copyright infringement. Other legal theories of protection—including the right of publicity and unfair competition under state and federal law—remain largely untested.