AI in Vendor Workflows: Protecting IP Through Contract Design

Vendors are going to use AI. In software work, it now sits inside everyday delivery: summarizing requirements, turning meeting notes into action items, accelerating early code scaffolding, generating test cases, even helping troubleshoot bugs. A services agreement works best when it assumes that reality and then asks a more practical question: where does the client’s … Read more

Protecting AI-Influenced Work: Why Copyright and Patents Can Fall Short, and Why Trade Secrets Often Matter More

More and more, I hear some version of the same question from business owners: “We made something valuable with the help of AI. Can we protect it?” Sometimes the “something” is obvious, like marketing copy, a logo, a photo, a product description, a training guide, or software code. Sometimes it is less obvious but more … Read more

Adopt the Model, Train the Human: AI Literacy as the Parallel Track to Integration

The rush to integrate AI is understandable. New tools promise faster drafting, richer research, and smoother operations. Adoption alone, however, is not enough. When powerful systems land in people’s hands without a shared understanding of how to use them well, the risks expand as quickly as the possibilities. A parallel track in AI literacy changes … Read more

Embracing Innovation at OGS: Exploring Smarter Tools for Legal Work

At OG+S, we’re committed to staying ahead of the curve as technologies evolve — not for the sake of change itself, but because smarter tools help us serve clients better and create a more effective work environment for our team. In today’s rapidly shifting legal landscape – efficiency, security, and flexibility are critical. That’s why … Read more

How Can We Trust What We Don’t Understand?

I’ve been thinking about a question raised by Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, in his recent piece, “The Urgency of Interpretability.” He writes about the increasing power of artificial intelligence systems and our unsettling lack of insight into how they actually work. The models are getting stronger. Our ability to understand them is not. This isn’t just … Read more

If You’re Using AI in Your Business, Start Here

A lot of the businesses we work with are experimenting with AI tools – drafting content, summarizing data, even building internal workflows. And understandably so: these tools are accessible, affordable, and increasingly powerful. But we’re also seeing a familiar pattern emerge. AI is easy to use, and just as easy to misuse. If you’re a … Read more