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Indonesia’s Disinformation Bill
In its bid to clamp down on fake news, President Prabowo’s administration is arming itself with some concerning powers. writes the diplomat Here’s a google AI roundup In early 2026, the Indonesian government under President Prabowo Subianto introduced plans for a Bill on Countering Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda. The proposed legislation aims to protect national…
Above The Law: Justice Sotomayor Advises Law Students On AI Adoption — There Should Have Been A Stronger Warning
“You must learn to master the dangerous hallucination machine to do good in the world” sounds like an opening line from a Young Adults novel about the folly of rapid technological advancement. It also summarizes a Supreme Court justice’s advice to law students on becoming fluent in AI usage. Law.com has coverage: AI systems are the “new…
Here Comes Claude For Word
Anthropic has just released Claude for Word in Beta – in itself a major move, but even more significant is that the AI giant is intentionally targeting lawyers. And this may impact several legal tech companies. For example, on the dedicated Anthropic page for Claude for Word, it lists several ‘example use cases’. The very…
Michigan Law Launches AI Advisory Council, Convenes Inaugural Meeting
The University of Michigan Law School has launched its AI Advisory Council, a distinguished group of alumni and leaders from across the legal profession, the technology sector, and academia. The council reflects Michigan Law’s growing engagement with artificial intelligence and its commitment to shaping how the legal profession adapts to rapidly evolving technologies. The launch of the AI Advisory Council…
Alert – California: COPRAC Advisory Regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hallucinations
COPRAC Advisory Regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hallucinations Due to the increased usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal profession, the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) continues to provide guidance on relevant ethical and practical considerations that arise from the use of these technologies. Generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT and Perplexity) are…
Paper: AI as a Research Assistant for Regulatory Studies – a Methodological Note
Feb 16 2026 Regulation is built, justified, contested, and revised through text: draft rules, technical analyses, public comments, and agency responses. That written record is a gold mine for scholars—but it is also a practical barrier. When the evidence is mostly presented in the form of text documents, measurement is slow, difficult to standardize, and…
Neon Kittens – I Fought The Law But The Law Was Gone ep AI Case Hallucination / Living in A TM World / Litigation Mitigation / Cocaine Lawyer
Some of you may know that I also run a indie music label – New release by one of my UK artists !
Press Release: DISCO Launches Scaled Agentic AI Tool for Large Discovery and Fact Investigation Matters
Calling it “the industry’s first scaled agentic AI tool for fact investigation and e-discovery,” DISCO today announced an agentic AI enhancement to its Cecilia Q&A tool, which the company says is designed to handle large-scale e-discovery matters with millions of documents and terabytes of data. The Austin-based legal technology company’s new tool adds what it describes as…
New Course: How to use GenAI responsibly in legal research February 4, 2026
Generative AI (GenAI) has the potential to make legal research faster and more effective — but used without care, it can expose lawyers to errors, reputational damage and professional?responsibility risks. A new professional intensive from Queen’s Law aims to help legal practitioners navigate this rapidly evolving landscape with confidence. The GenAI in Contemporary Legal Research Professional…