At 3rd Circuit, Judges Press ROSS and Thomson Reuters on Fair Use, AI Training and Market Harm

Short summary

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the ROSS Intelligence v. Thomson Reuters case on whether using Westlaw headnotes to train an AI-powered legal research system constitutes fair use. Judges questioned both parties on fair use doctrine interpretation and potential market harm. The ruling will establish important legal precedent for how AI companies can use copyrighted data in model training.

• •3rd Circuit appellate court hearing on fair use doctrine in AI training context
• •ROSS Intelligence used Thomson Reuters' Westlaw headnotes to train its legal research AI system
• •Ruling will set precedent for how AI companies can legally use copyrighted data in model training

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