DeepSeek’s AI has Silicon Valley on edge, leaving law firms scrambling to balance opportunity, privacy risks, and considering their own place in the AI race.
It has only been a week since DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough shook Silicon Valley, rattled global markets, and rolled back the myth of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech giants, leaving lawyers to weigh the implications for data privacy, regulation, and their own competitive edge. Law firms do not have a clear answer. Some see opportunities, while others worry about compliance, an inflated investment market, and the future of billable hours. The legal world isn’t immune to upheaval, but rapid changes like this, which could have implications for their very survival, are a relatively new phenomenon.
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Disruption is just another Monday for Daniel Glazer, the Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati partner and go-to lawyer for tech ‘bros’. “I’ve been in this space since the late ‘90s and one of the things you learn, especially in the tech sector—especially the venture-backed tech sector—is that you don’t get too worked up about the highs and the lows,” Glazer said a couple of days after DeepSeek wiped $1 trillion off of U.S. tech stocks and triggered Silicon Valley convulsions. “Yesterday was interesting,” Glazer said, a masterclass in understatement.
So what are his tech clients asking? |
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