TikTok Shop has become the fastest-growing channel for online product discovery. It drives visibility and sales through short-form content, influencer amplification, and algorithmic targeting. But the same mechanics that accelerate growth also expose sellers to AI counterfeiting and gray market products. Fraudulent operators track viral listings, replicate them with slight variations, and intercept traffic before
The Meaningful Maker: Ransom Wydner
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 43rd 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!If you want to understand how to
State of the Act: EU AI Act implementation in key Member States
The dream of directly effective supra-national legislation, applying in exactly the same way in each EU Member State: an EU Regulation should (in theory) provide the same protections in the same way at the same time to all EU citizens. As is ever the case, theory and reality rarely align, and the EU AI Act
Artificial Intelligence is a Gift
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I had to laugh to myself when a journal editor said that it was all they could do to avoid an AI-only volume. We were on a panel discussing artificial intelligence in law school and I felt their pain. Who wants to read anything about AI any more? Haven’t we all
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 248: Mark Surman on Why Canada’s AI Strategy Should Prioritize Public AI Models
AI Minister Evan Solomon’s AI public consultation – framed as a 30 day sprint – wrapped up last week with expectations that the government will unveil a new AI strategy by the end of the year. Much of the emphasis to date has focused on how Canada can ensure that it is an AI leader
Conferences, Catch-ups, and Clio’s Big Swing at Big Law
This week on The Geek in Review, Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer sit down to compare notes from a busy conference season. Marlene shares her experience at the American Legal Technology Awards where The Geek in Review was honored for excellence in journalism. She recounts the surreal joy of being recognized among friends and peers
History’s Echo: Two Things the Dotcom Bubble Teaches Us About the Coming AI Bubble Crash
The relentless, frenetic excitement surrounding Artificial Intelligence feels familiar. For anyone who remembers the turn of the millennium, it’s a clear echo of the dot-com bubble, a time of speculation about a new technology completely detached from business fundamentals.
Back then, optimism for an internet-driven economy sent stock prices for companies like AOL to astronomical
Are humanoid robots for real?
Computerworld.com reported that “Breaking the humanoid robot delusion “Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true. Call it ‘faith-based innovation.’ A Silicon Valley company called 1X this week announced a humanoid robot that does all your housework. The robot is called NEO. The
AI has moved CISOs and Cybersecurity to Center Stage!
Darkreading.com reported that “In the wake of AI’s explosive growth, security and risk are no longer polite footnotes at the end of a board meeting. Suddenly, everyone from the CEO to the most junior product manager is asking, “What’s our plan for AI risk?”” The October 27, 2025 article entitled ” CISOs Finally
AI crawlers are easy to fool!
DarkReading.com reported that “AI search tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and OpenAI’s Atlas browser offer powerful capabilities for research and information gathering but are also dangerously susceptible to low-effort content manipulation attacks. It turns out websites that can detect when an AI crawler visits can serve completely different content than what human visitors see, allowing bad