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
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Article- 26 Oct 2024: Perplexity got sued. What does that mean for OpenAI and Anthropic and You?
By Sean
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
By Sean
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
By Sean
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
By Sean
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…
USA: Election Security and Misinformation Regulation
By Sean
Scholars discuss legal solutions and limits for targeting election misinformation. As the 2024 U.S. presidential election draws near, the spread of misinformation has intensified, posing serious risks to democratic processes both within the United States and worldwide. Recently, Facebook users disseminated artificial intelligence (AI) generated images of Donald Trump wading through floodwater intending to bolster his image by…
UK Law Society announces new AI strategy
By Sean
The Law Society of England and Wales has announced its new AI strategy, which is based on three pillars: innovation, impact and integrity. Central to the strategy is integrity, which aims to ensure that AI is being used responsibly and ethically to support the rule of law and access to justice. Led by the three pillars, the…
UVA Law: Using Artificial Intelligence in Warfare Creates Constitutional Concerns, Argues Professor
By Sean
In New Paper, Professor Ashley Deeks Examines Risks of Machines Initiating War War could unfold so rapidly in the future that nations may need to rely on machines and artificial intelligence to make split-second decisions to repel or carry out attacks. Professor Ashley Deeks of the University of Virginia School of Law looks at the legal implications…
The BIALL Conference Committee is delighted to open the Call for Papers for the 55th Annual Conference and Exhibition which will take place at The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, 11th – 13th June 2025.
By Sean
Our theme is Playing a Blinder: Moving Forward in the City of a Thousand Trades Based on the results of the BIALL Conference Survey for 2024, the Membership expressed an interest in the following topics. We would therefore like to invite submissions from the following areas: AI & Innovation in relation to: Practical solutions in the…
Article (USA): AI in the Courtroom: Experts, Judges, and the Twist in Weber
By Sean
Author: Scott Schlegel As a sitting judge with expertise in the intersection of AI and law, I’ve long anticipated the day when artificial intelligence would significantly impact our legal proceedings. Well, it looks like that day has arrived, as evidenced by the recent Matter of Weber case in the Surrogate’s Court of Saratoga County, New…