Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of by-elections and a minority government without an NDP deal will be accompanied by questions about what happens to Bill C-63, Canada’s online harms bill, Bill C-27, the privacy and AI reform bill,
Since the introduction of ChatGPT, large language models (LLMs) have completed a variety of tasks with impressive results, from summarizing complex documents to conducting sentiment analysis to extracting relevant information. But are LLMs up to even greater challenges like, say, making informed financial decisions?
In a new paper, we explore whether LLMs can handle financial
In recent years, technological advances and structural shifts have catalyzed a surge in corporate investments in research and development (R&D), intellectual property, and other intangible assets. These developments reflect the growing importance of innovation-driven growth in the modern economy. In this context, R&D investments, by their nature, generate ideas that are “non-rival,” meaning that their
With the Labor Day holiday now behind us, it is a good time to review the SEC’s active enforcement docket and to look ahead to likely areas of continuing enforcement attention as we head into the fall. The record over the past few months reflects a continuing emphasis on certain major program areas, along with
The legal world is no stranger to technological advancements, but the surge in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities has sparked a movement that is reaching even law reviews. Every submission cycle, Scholastica – the largest platform for law-review submissions – releases advice from outgoing student editors, and the latest insights reveal a startling trend: law review
Business has always had to adapt to new technologies, from the steam engine to the automobile to personal computers. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and closely related developments like Big Data analytics and machine learning are the technologies transforming business, along with more established advances such as cloud computing and mobile connectivity. Together, these technologies raise
Last month the new Labour government in the UK announced in the King’s Speech that it will introduce new artificial intelligence (AI) rules alongside cybersecurity and digital information bills. A brief overview of these developments is set out below.
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To date, the UK has taken a principles-based, “pro-innovation” approach to AI that relied
Law schools are overwhelmingly integrating emerging artificial intelligence technology into their curriculums, but they’re still not sure about specific AI policies. A new survey of 29 law schools by the ABA and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence found that more than half, or 55%, of the schools offer AI classes, with 62% starting
The House of Commons adjourned for the summer yesterday with most committees and House debate on hold until mid-September. The government talked up its accomplishments, but on the digital policy front there was little to promote. The government’s most controversial digital-related bills including online harms (Bill C-63) and privacy and AI regulation (Bill C-27) barely
The new LLM in Artificial Intelligence, Law and Technology, an exciting new programme at Brunel Law School, will welcome its first cohort of students in September 2024. The new, state-of-the-art programme is designed to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century and ensure that they gain critical skills indispensable in today’s highly competitive labour market