Or so it seems. In this new era of software that converses with us, does work for us, and pretends to befriend us comes a new era of anxiety.

Enterprises procuring AI tools may soon need to verify whether the underlying data was ever licensed, and vendors that cannot answer that question may find themselves at a disadvantage.

Legal experts say OpenAI’s deal with the US DoD offers little limitation beyond “all lawful use,” raising doubts about how ...