Dan Schwartz Co- Authors The Legal Intelligencer Article Entitled “When the Stolen Trade Secret Was Never Copied: AI-Accumulated Context and the Employer’s Vanishing Evidence Trail"

This article will explore how the growing use of artificial intelligence is creating new challenges for employers seeking to protect trade secrets and confidential information. It will examine how sensitive company information can accumulate over time through employee interactions with AI tools - even when no documents are copied or uploaded potentially leaving employers without the traditional evidence trail of trade secret misappropriation. The article will also discuss practical steps employers can take to strengthen AI governance, protect sensitive information and demonstrate reasonable measures to safeguard trade secrets before an employee departs.

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