With the governor’s signature, Colorado has enacted a new consumer protection law focused on artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems. The “Colorado AI Act” will go into effect on February 1, 2026. It will have a minor impact on developers and deployers of all public-facing AI systems used by Colorado residents and a more significant impact on
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The Framework Convention on AI: A Landmark Agreement for Ethical AI
[author: Jan Stappers] AI is changing the world, but how do we ensure we’re developing and using it ethically? In September 2024, the new Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law was opened for signature by the Council of Europe (CoE) – also known as the AI Convention or…
Systematic Content Analysis of Litigation Events Open Knowledge Network (SCALES) makes court records that have long been theoretically public now meaningfully accessible and analyzable.
Kat M. Albrecht, an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology, and Adam Pah, the assistant dean for digital innovation in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, are working with a national interdisciplinary team using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the legal system. After several years spent developing SCALES, the nation’s first AI-powered open data…
Thomson Reuters launches Gen AI for Justice Legal Aid program
Thomson Reuters (24 October) launched an AI for Justice Legal Aid program, including both a Legal Innovators Incubator and subsidised pricing for legal nonprofits. Participating organizations receive complimentary access to Thomson Reuters CoCounsel GenAI legal assistant, as well as close partnership and training to develop the GenAI use cases that will most benefit their organizations…
Akin’s AI Law & Regulation Tracker
(California) – Akin has launched its AI Law & Regulation Tracker, a platform focused on key trends affecting artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to keep readers ahead of the curve. Akin’s AI Tracker is led by an international, cross-practice AI industry team in the fields of policy, national security, intellectual property, data privacy, and health,…
Wickard AI Partners With Law School to Bring Legal AI Training to Ethiopian Law Students
On Monday, legal AI training and education startup Wickard AI announced it will be teaching a two-day AI training program in Ethiopia at the Addis Ababa University Law School in November. The partnership aims to advance legal education in the country as Ethiopia moves to bolster its local legal industry. It was only in 2021…
Article- 26 Oct 2024: Perplexity got sued. What does that mean for OpenAI and Anthropic and You?
Leonard Park Experienced LegalTech Product Manager and Attorney | Passionate about leveraging AI/LLMs October 26, 2024 Warning: The following contains a lot of strong opinions and #hottakes, and may contain errors of fact and misstatements of law. Any errors or mistakes are entirely my own, and nothing here should be construed as legal advice. This…
HKFindLawyer.com Launches AI Legal Judgment Tool to Help Users Understand If They’ve Broken the Law, with Future Plans for Expansion
Dystopian press release of the week goes to.. + a serving of just plain strange / odd Example 2: I touched a woman’s toes on the subway. Is that illegal? Answer from AI: No, this is not illegal in itself. However, the context and circumstances surrounding the act are crucial in determining whether it could lead…
La Firm Travers Smith Launches AI Academy
Travers Smith has launched an AI Academy. The internal training programme is open to the entire firm. It will feature mandatory modules and leverage the firm’s expertise in the hope of embedding a ‘deeper understanding of how AI can be used to enhance client engagement, increase productivity and boost efficiencies’. Spearheaded by Head of Knowledge…
Article: EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence in the EU will be regulated by the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. Find out how it will protect you. Table of contents AI Act: different rules for different risk levels Transparency requirements Supporting innovation Next steps More on the EU’s digital measures This illustration of artificial…