AI's Legal Frontier: Why Your Next Tech Project Needs a Lawyer

Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM FULL SHOW NOTES https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/673  Microsoft appears to be settling into a more deliberate AI strategy with increasing focus on data governance, security, and Fabric as a central component for AI implementation. The recent clarity around Microsoft's vision suggests a transition from reactionary AI deployment to a more considered approach for long-term value.TAKEAWAYS• Microsoft Fabric and OneLake emerging as an "AI landing zone" for consolidating multi-cloud data • Free mirroring technology for AWS and other platforms reduces barriers to cross-cloud data integration • Business Applications division potentially facing reorganization within the next five years • Dataverse likely moving to Fabric while Copilot Studio shifts to Microsoft 365 • Traditional UI paradigms may disappear as AI interfaces replace menus and navigation elements • Legal involvement becoming critical in AI development for the first time in software history • Increased focus needed on the social and governance aspects of ESG in AI implementation • Serious concerns about AI's potential to facilitate cybercrime and human rights violationsMicrosoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith