The regulatory sandbox modelA regulatory sandbox is a policy tool through which organizations can offer and test new models or services to assess marketability and impact, and to inform future policymaking while maintaining consumer protection. Regulatory sandboxes involve risk-based regulation and include one or more regulatory models. The regulatory sandbox model was first developed in
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Lexis Releases Mobile App for Its Lexis+ AI Legal Research Platform
A year after releasing Lexis+ AI, its generative AI legal research platform, to general availability, LexisNexis Legal & Professional today announced the release of a companion app for the U.S. market, the Lexis+ AI Mobile App, which is now available for download in both the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app is intended…
California Passes Law Regulating Generative AI Use in Healthcare
On September 28, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 3030 (“AB 3030”), known as the Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Services Bill. Effective January 1, 2025, AB 3030 is part of a broader effort to mitigate the potential harms of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) in California and introduces new requirements…
Democratizing Law with Descrybe.ai’s Kara Peterson and Rich DiBona
[Ed Note: We were holding off on publishing this episode because we were waiting on the official announcement that Kara Peterson and Rich DiBona of Descrybe.ai were the Silver Anthem Award winners in Best Use of AI from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences! Congratulations to Kara and Rich for the prestigious…
Knowable Introduces Gen AI Tool It Says Will Revolutionize How Companies Interact with their Contracts
Knowable, a legal technology company specializing in helping organizations bring order and organization to their executed agreements, has announced Ask Knowable, a suite of generative AI-powered tools aimed at transforming how legal teams interact with and understand what is in their contracts. Released today as a commercial preview and set to launch for general availability…
Tech Policy in a Second Trump Administration: AI Promotion and Further Decoupling from China
Technology companies will be in for a bumpy ride in the second Trump Administration. President-elect Trump has promised to adopt policies that will accelerate the United States’ technological decoupling from China. However, he will likely take a more hands-off approach to regulating artificial intelligence and reverse several Biden Administration policies related to AI and other…
Closing the Justice Gap: How Courts Are Leveraging GenAI for Greater Accessibility
Last week, I wrote about the release of recent judicial guidance for judges and court personnel seeking to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to assist with the administration of justice. The guidance provided a roadmap for the ethical implementation of GenAI into the
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Legal Analytics Company Trellis Unveils AI Tools Designed to Streamline Litigation Workflows
In a move that marries a massive database of state litigation data with the generative capabilities of artificial intelligence, Trellis, a legal technology company known for its analytics tools and extensive collection of state trial court records, today released Trellis AI, a new set of generative AI tools aimed at simplifying litigation tasks. The tools…
Linked – Employees are hiding their AI use from their managers. Here’s why
More importantly, I want credit for the work I do. If using AI is seen as cheating or cutting corners, I’m not likely to want anyone to know about it. In my opinion, this is on employers. They must set the cultural expectations that using AI is intelligent and efficient, not lazy. They also need…
Reining in Generative AI: Stretch Existing Laws or Pass New Legislation?
Welcome back, my astute legal innovators! In our last discussion, we explored the impact of AI on the legal profession, exploring the data and uncovering the truth behind its adoption. But as AI continues to advance at a breakneck pace, a new challenge emerges: how do we ensure that our legal system keeps up with…