Off to Las Vegas for my 7th year covering CES, where the AI hype machine often runs at full throttle. I’m going to try to separate substance from noise and get an idea of trends and issues that may impact legal.
I’ll be especially interested in the gaps between vendor promises and implementation reality. Will
The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “If the architects of the artificial intelligence boom are right, it is only a matter of time before data centers — the giant computing facilities that power A.I. — will float in orbit and be visible in the night sky like planets.” The January 1, 2026 article entitled “Even the Sky
My father was a barber. For nearly four decades, he stood behind his chair in a small shop, trimming hair, and trading stories with the steady stream of neighbors and strangers who passed through his door. But here’s what most people didn’t know about my dad: he was one of the most well-read people I’ve
I was impressed by a recent interview of Antti Innanen on the Artificial Lawyer Law Punx podcast that I not only commented on it on LinkedIn, I decided to devote a whole article to his comments. After 30+ years in legal practice and covering legal tech, I’ve learned to spot industry BS when I hear
The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “A.I.-generated artists topping iTunes and Billboard charts. Podcast hosts speaking fluently for hours in languages they do not know. Dead celebrities brought back to life and filling up social-media feeds. For years, artificial intelligence was a disruption on the horizon. In 2025 it arrived in tangible ways, big and small. Here
The AI landscape is changing so rapidly that even top experts struggle to keep up.Leading AI expert Ethan Mollick is up for the challenge. The author of the best-selling book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI regularly updates his assessments of various AI apps. As I write, the most recent version (late 2025) is An
My look back at 2025 concludes with a review of my most popular Substacks of the year. Much like my top ten blog posts, lawful access, privacy and digital policy were the most popular issues, though Substack also included a focus on Quebec’s Internet streaming legislation and multiple posts on the digital services tax.
Linked In Post Daniel Katz – Professor of Law @ Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of LawProfessor of Law @ Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of Law NEW PAPER “Governing AI Agents: Risk, Compliance, and Accountability in Law and Finance” — Another Draft Book Chapter for forthcoming textbook on Artificial Intelligence for Law
On December 19, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed the Responsible AI Safety & Education (“RAISE”) Act into law, making New York the second state in the nation to codify public safety disclosure and reporting requirements for developers of frontier AI models. Prior to signing, Governor Hochul secured several commitments from the legislature to
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 51st episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!I have had the pleasure of working