{"id":155118,"date":"2024-01-23T13:39:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=155118"},"modified":"2024-01-24T21:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:44:58","slug":"the-big-interview-with-nvidias-head-of-ai-and-legal-ethics-nikki-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/nvidia-head-of-ai-and-legal-ethics-nikki-pope","title":{"rendered":"The Big Interview With Nikki Pope, Nvidia’s Head of AI and Legal Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Times lawsuit<\/a> against OpenAI for copyright infringement<\/a> cast a shadow over the industry at the end of 2023. This case has raised serious questions about the legality and moral implications of training artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) models on intellectual property<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In response to this case, Techopedia contacted Nikki Pope, Head of AI and Legal Ethics at Nvidia, to find out what she sees as the key legal trends to watch following the NYT lawsuit.<\/p>\n

This includes a brief look at some of the top risks presented by AI, how enterprises can respond to the uncertainty over copyright, such as best practices to mitigate exposure, and a potential \u201cexistential risk\u201d presented by the technology.<\/p>\n

About Nikki Pope<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"NikkiNikki Pope is an attorney, educator, and award-winning author. Her career spans decades in advertising, product management, marketing, securities law, legal education, filmmaking, criminal justice advocacy, and tech ethics.<\/p>\n

She currently leads the Trustworthy AI Initiative<\/a> at NVidia. Prior to joining NVidia, Nikki was the managing director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law.<\/p>\n

Before HTLI, she was a corporate attorney at Cooley LLP and a trial attorney at the US Department of Justice. Nikki has held leadership roles at large corporations, including American Express, Comcast, and J. Walter Thompson, and has worked with a number of tech startups as an advisor and an employee.<\/p>\n

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Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n