New law set to go into effect in 2026, takes similar approach as EU AI Act Colorado was the first state across the comprehensive AI law finish line, as its governor in May signed into law the Colorado AI Act. Baker Donelson’s Vivien F. Peaden explores details of the new law and what companies need
Law Firms Start Training Summer Associates on Using Generative AI
Bloomberg K&L Gates, Orrick, Dechert add artificial intelligence programs Training comes as AI predicted to automate some lawyer tasks Some Big Law firms are now making summer associates learn the ins and outs of generative AI as they begin integrating what’s considered to be a game-changing technology for the profession. K&L Gates, Dechert, and Orrick
OpenAI v. Scarlett Johansson? Georgetown Law Professor Answers Legal Questions on AI-Generated Content
June 4, 2024 ShareShare this on FacebookShare this on XShare this by Email This story is a part of our “Ask a Professor” series, in which Georgetown faculty members break down complex issues and use their research to inform trending conversations, from the latest pop culture hits to research breakthroughs and critical global events shaping
The King is Back (in the Digital Era) | The ELVIS Act, Generative AI and Right of Publicity
On March 21, 2024, in a bold regulatory move, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (“ELVIS”) Act (Tenn. Code Ann. §47-25-1101 et seq.) – a law which, as Gov. Lee stated, covers “new, personalized generative AI cloning models and services that enable human impersonation and allow users to
NJ Bar Association Warns the Practice of Law Is Poised for Substantial Transformation Due To AI
The number of bar associations that have issued AI ethics guidance continues to grow, with NJ being the most recent. In its May 2024 report (Report), the NJ Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and the Law made a number of recommendations and findings as detailed below. With this Report, NJ joins the list of other
In Redo of Its Study, Stanford Finds Westlaw’s AI Hallucinates At Double the Rate of LexisNexis
Last week, I reported here that researchers at Stanford University planned to augment a study they released of generative AI legal research tools from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, in which it found that they deliver hallucinated results more often than the companies say in their marketing of the products. The study came under criticism for
Colorado established law for Consumer Protections for AI!
The Colorado General Assembly Act which “…requires a developer of a high-risk artificial intelligence system (high-risk system) to use reasonable care to avoid algorithmic discrimination in the high-risk system.” The SB 24-205 was signed into law on May 17, 2024 and titled “Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence” (https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-205) and included these statements:
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Avvoka’s Innovative Approach to Document Automation and the Impact of Generative AI – Giles Thompson and Jun Choi
In this episode of The Geek in Review podcast, hosts Greg Lambert and Kate Boyd from Sente Advisors (standing in for Marlene Gebauer) sit down with Giles Thompson, Head of Growth, and Jun Choi, Growth Executive at Avvoka, to discuss the company’s innovative approach to document automation and the impact of generative
BETO’s ChemCatBio Will Hold Webinar on AI for Catalysis
On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium (ChemCatBio) will hold a webinar on artificial intelligence (AI) for catalysis. BETO states that “AI has the potential to play a crucial role in accelerated catalyst design, discovery, and optimization of chemical processes for decarbonization.” Using
Terminating the Affordable Connectivity Program: A Huge Step Backward for Access to Justice
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”- Martin Luther King
For some time, we (the legal profession) have collectively wrung our hands over the access to justice (A2J) problem in the US and elsewhere. But that’s about all we have done: despite all our consternation, there has been little real progress. And now that gap