AI Counsel Code

About AI Counsel Code

The AI Counsel Code is here to keep you up to date on all the artificial intelligence legal issues arising in the modern business frontier. Host Maggie Welsh is a partner at Baker Botts and Co-chair of the AI Practice Group. With an engineering background and industry knowledge, she has focused her career on AI and intellectual property issues in the evolving tech sector.

Publisher

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2024

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026

   Does Using AI Waive Privilege? What Litigators Need to Know Now

   Maggie Welsh talks with Ariel House of Baker Botts about the emerging legal rules around AI in litigation, including privilege, work product, discovery, and protective orders. They unpack recent court decisions, explain why AI is increasingly being treated as another source of electronically stored information, and share practical guidance for companies navigating employee AI use, confidential data, and litigation risk.

2. 

   27 Apr 2026

   AI, Privacy, and Cybersecurity: What Companies Must Know Now

   Maggie Welsh sits down with Michelle Molner to unpack how artificial intelligence is reshaping data privacy, cybersecurity risk, and regulatory enforcement. The conversation explores the growing tension between AI’s demand for large data sets and long‑standing privacy principles like data minimization, consent, and purpose limitation.

3. 

   18 Mar 2026

   Houston as an AI Superpower: Inside the Rice Nexus Approach to AI Startups

   Dr. Sanjoy Paul joins Maggie Welsh to break down what it really takes to move AI from research to real‑world deployment. He shares how Rice Nexus evaluates new AI startups, why the biggest failures come from people—not technology—and how guardrails and security need to be part of every stage of development. Dr. Paul also explains the changing landscape of AI research funding and why Houston’s deep domain expertise positions it as a rising AI powerhouse.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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