Alistair Vigier

3 weeks ago | techcouver.com | Alistair Vigier

Everyone’s talking about whether AI will replace lawyers. That’s the wrong question. The real disruption isn’t coming from general-purpose tools like ChatGPT. It’s coming from legal LLMs, large language models trained specifically on law. You’ve probably heard it in the courtroom, at conferences, or over drinks with colleagues. There is much speculation about what AI might do to the profession in five or ten years.

2 months ago | techcouver.com | Alistair Vigier

The rise of DeepSeek should be a wake-up call to anyone who still believes that AI innovation is only for billion-dollar tech empires. In a world where OpenAI, Google, and Meta dominate headlines and Nvidia’s market cap swings by hundreds of billions based on AI demand, a small team with limited resources proved them all wrong.

Dec 17, 2024 | techcouver.com | Alistair Vigier

I’m writing this in response to Hugh Stephens’ recent article, “Stop the Misinformation and Fearmongering: AI Companies Need to License the Content They Use for Training,” where he critiques my views on AI in Canada. While I appreciate the dialogue around this critical issue, much of his argument misrepresents both the role of AI in the legal industry and the broader implications of ongoing lawsuits, including one against Caseway AI. I want to set the record straight.

Dec 11, 2024 | techcouver.com | Alistair Vigier

Artificial intelligence in the legal industry has become a battleground, and the recent lawsuit against OpenAI by Canadian news media groups is just the latest battle. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI scraped vast amounts of copyrighted content to train its AI models without permission or paying for the content. As an AI entrepreneur, I find the lawsuit filed by Canadian news media giants against OpenAI based on a misunderstanding about artificial intelligence.

Jun 26, 2024 | timescolonist.com | Alistair Vigier

While other countries strategically support their tech sectors, Canada is on the verge of losing its footing in the high-stakes game of global tech innovation. Why is Canada complicating things when we are already the least productive country in the G7? Canada’s startup world is already more challenging than those in the U.S. or U.K. Here, the mood with investors leans toward extreme caution.