The AI Drop #26: A View from Two Desks: The Dispatch from London on AI Policy, IP, and the Future...

When two lawyers who co-head a global AI practice spend the day at a high-level policy forum, they come home with a lot on their minds. In this episode, Anna Gressel and Giles Pratt, Freshfields' Global Head of IP/Data Practice and Global Co-Head of AI, cover The Observer's new global AI cities rankings, the copyright questions looming over AI-generated code, the UK's pro-innovation policy bet — and a prediction for 2027 that involves all of us. Consider it the debrief that didn't stay in the room. Giles explains why investors now ask whether the AI work they fund can actually be owned, and how UK law uniquely protects computer-generated works for 50 years, versus life plus 70 for a human author. He also warns that unsettled rules on model training could shape where data centers get built. Connect and Learn More ☑️ Giles Pratt (https://www.freshfields.com/en/find-a...) | LinkedIn (  / gilespratt  ) ☑️ Anna Gressel (https://www.freshfields.com/en/find-a...) | LinkedIn (  / annagressel  ) ☑️ Freshfields (https://www.freshfields.com/en) ☑️ Subscribe Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) | Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3FvU2cV...) | Amazon Music (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f77...)