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Digital policies did not play a prominent role in the last election given the intense focus on the Canada-U.S. relationship. Prime Minister Mark Carney started as a bit of a blank slate on the issue, but over the past few months a trend has emerged as he distances himself from the Justin Trudeau approach with
Last month, the White House released a report titled “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Action Plan”), which builds on an executive order released by the Trump Administration in January. The Action Plan outlines three pillars: (1) accelerating AI innovation; (2) building American AI infrastructure; and (3) leading in international AI diplomacy and
Following on our earlier Globe and Mail op-ed and Law Bytes podcast, I am pleased to co-author a commentary on health data sovereignty and security with Kumanan Wilson and Mari Teitelbaum in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The key points identified in the piece:
Regular listeners know that my Law Bytes podcast addresses a wide range of digital policy issues. Some of the episodes venture into issues related to technology and the practice of law, notably including the impact of artificial intelligence, new technologies, and open access to law. I recently sought accreditation for Professionalism Hours credit from the
The pressure to adopt new legal technologies, notably including AI, continues to increase as lawyers, law firms and their clients look for new efficiencies and tools to improve the practice of law. But these tools aren’t always easy to adopt – pilot programs, costs, fear of new technology, and security concerns are part of the package.
The recent federal court ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC has significantly shifted the legal terrain for corporate governance and artificial intelligence. While the case directly addresses copyright issues, it has implications boards of directors, compliance departments, and AI policy.
At the core of the Bartz case lies a deceptively simple question: Can training artificial
A lot of people won’t like this article, but it had to be said. AI will ruin law school. AI And Langdell Cannot Co-Exist In The Law School Classroom quoting Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Op-Ed: Old School, Baby, by Robert…
Here is a wonderful podcast on how AI is affecting our critical thinking. [about 25 minutes] One of the experts is education scholar Daniel Willingham. Is AI eroding our critical thinking? The podcast notes that most problems are solved by…