The Data Provenance Reckoning: Why the $1.5B AI Copyright Settlement Made 'Where Did Your AI Learn That?' a Law Firm Vendor Question in 2026

A landmark $1.5B settlement over AI training data has turned an abstract debate into a concrete diligence question. For law firms, the real lesson isn't about copyright — it's about knowing where your AI gets its intelligence, and keeping client data out of the training pipeline.