After several weeks of handwringing about the fate of SB 1047 – the controversial AI safety bill that would have required developers of powerful AI models and entities providing the computing resources to train such models to put appropriate safeguards and policies into place to prevent critical harms – California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that
Access to Justice: Perfection Can’t Be the Enemy of Progress
As many of you know, I regularly participate in Bob Ambrogi’s LegalTech Week journalist roundtable on Fridays. This past week, we actually did the roundtable live and in person at Relativity Fest. I raised two articles/developments during the roundtable. The first one had to do with the settlement by DoNotPay with the FTC, which
Brookings – Commentary: The legal doctrine that will be key to preventing AI discrimination
Header Image – Author: Chiraag Bains Here’s the introduction As developments in artificial intelligence (AI) accelerate, advocates have rightly focused on the technology’s potential to cause or exacerbate discrimination. Policymakers are considering a host of protections, from disclosure and audit requirements for AI products to prohibitions on the use of AI in sensitive contexts. At the
Unveiling Lexis Protégé’s Personalized AI Revolution With Serena Wellen
This week, we welcome back Serena Wellen, Vice President of Product Management at LexisNexis Legal and Professional, to discuss the newly launched Lexis Protégé tool. This advanced AI assistant is designed to enhance legal professionals’ workflows by personalizing responses based on individual user profiles, including practice areas, jurisdictions, and document management systems. Wellen emphasizes
Are we ready for AI body cams?
Computerworld.com reported that “The first body cams were primitive. They were enormous, had narrow, 68-degree fields of view, had only 16GB of internal storage, and had batteries that lasted only four hours. Body cams now usually have high-resolution sensors, GPS, infrared for low-light conditions, and fast charging. They can be automatically activated through Bluetooth sensors,
September 28, 2024 Navigating the complexities of AI Governance: A Comprehensive Guide An overview a
An overview and detailed guide to AI Governance
The Descrybe.ai Founders: Kara Peterson and Richard DiBona
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋This is the sixteenth episode of the 2024 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be interviewing key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do.If you want to understand how AI is democratizing access to legal information and transforming the way we navigate the complex world
IBA Publication: The Future Is Now – Artificial Intelligence & The Legal Profession – Sept 2024
38 pp report THE FUTURE IS NOW: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION SEPTEMBER 2024 5 Foreword The transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) can no longer be ignored. If the internet changed the way we live and work, AI may have an even greater impact on our profession and our society. Not all of
UK boy named after Star Wars character denied passport due to copyright infringement
Header Image is an AI Generated Image To Highlight The Information Contained In The Report Below A 7-year-old boy was refused a passport for a family holiday because his name was a copyright infringement of the Star Wars franchise. Christian and Becky Mowbray had booked a family trip to the Dominican Republic for the end of October, Suffolk
What. Just. Happened? (Week of 09-23-2024)
This week featured a “Proud Parent” moment for myself as I watched my son, Dean, go to his first legal technology conference in Chicago. Dean was a Relativity Scholar this year and has been working on learning the ropes in e-discovery for the past few months. It is exciting to watch as a new generation