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    Valuing AI IP: Demystifying the Black Box

    September 2, 2026

    This article provides practical takeaways for valuing U.S. IP involving AI, machine learning, and LLMs. It is not a fulsome valuation methodology. It is a set of warnings; legal scope, technical substance, transferability, detectability, and enforcement can radically change the value of an AI-related IP asset. The gold rush for artificial intelligence (AI)-related intellectual property (IP) has made it difficult to separate genuinely valuable assets from expensive paperwork. Changing law, buried prior art, weak secrecy, poor drafting, and shifting market demand can make AI-related IP assets worth far less than they appear. The answer is not simply to count patent…

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    Caveat Emptor: Business Valuation in a 21st-Century Economy—VentureCapital.org

    March 29, 2013

    Past Performance is No Longer a Viable Valuation Tactic: Learn to Anticipate Future Prospects with Data Mining, Proprietary Benchmark Techniques, and a Close Look at Both Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures.    Caleb Slabbert, writing at VentureCapital.org, which bills itself as a non-profit organization that has been “a premier resource for both entrepreneurs seeking funding and for investors who want to help promising young companies achieve their potential,”  asserted this week (3/26/13) that past performance of a company is no longer a viable valuation tactic.   What matters?   Newer techniques that many firms aren’t taking advantage of: