CSCI1400

Generative AI Law

Spring 2027

Generative AI has raised new questions of law from the data collection to the model training and output to the harm it can cause. Courts apply existing legal doctrines to these technologies yet how intellectual property contract and liability laws govern generative AI remains unsettled. This course will focus on the intellectual property and liability questions in AI going beyond policy debates to focus on judicial precedent. Students will apply legal analysis to property contract and tort doctrines to the AI lifecycle develop the skills to analyze opinions and assess how courts may resolve ongoing and future disputes involving generative AI.