Build Smarter, Not Riskier: Legal Basics for AI Builders

The best tech leaders know that shipping fast isn't just a technical question — it's a legal one. Companies are looking for leaders who can spot risk before it becomes a liability, and this session will give builders the working knowledge of AI lawsuits and regulations to do exactly that.

We will start with copyright, the area generating the most real-world consequences right now: billion-dollar settlements over training data, ongoing litigation that's forcing companies to disclose how their models were built, and the open question of who owns what an AI generates. From there, we'll cover the regulatory patchwork builders are now operating in, from the EU AI Act's to U.S. state laws governing AI usage.

Attendees will leave with a framework for building legal risk into product decisions, and due-diligence practices that hold up regardless of how law shifts.