A novel legal self-help technique to secure artificial intelligence data and programs is known as Poisoning AI. This technique involves modifying the AI algorithm to intentionally produce specific erroneous results. Poisoning AI may be used to both stop third parties from using AI via the internet, or alternatively identifying cybersecurity difficulties. To ameliorate legal difficulties, associated with this technique appropriate user terms of use agreement notice content should be employed.

Self-help is action taken to enforce legal rights without resorting to the legal system. Such action has long been accepted as lawful (for example see, "Right of Conditional Seller to Retake Property Without Judicial Aid," 55 A.L.R. 184 (1991) for a collection of self-help cases). Self-help is also recognized as an appropriate course of action by the Uniform Commercial Code (for example see, NJ UCC Section 9-609 and Section 2A-525 of the UCC).