So good to know i don’t have to try and work out whether part of a bicycle wheel is a bicycle wheel or not – next on the bots list is 2 factor login! You know those traffic-image CAPTCHAs you get that are used to verify you’re human? AI bots can now reportedly beat
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UK: Family court judges use victim-blaming language in domestic abuse cases, finds AI project
Interesting report in the Guardian Research by herEthical AI reveals attitude of disbelief and ‘stereotypical assumptions’ about survivors in England and Wales Judges in the family courts are using victim-blaming and gender-biased language towards domestic abuse survivors, AI analysis of judgments and appeals in England and Wales reveals. The findings are the result of a…
UK firm pioneering the use of ai to assess the strength of civil cases says the system has reached a 91% success rate in spotting unmeritorious claims.
The UK Law Soc Gazette Noah Milton, AI project director for national firm Fletchers, said the claims-sorting system has made rapid progress since its inception almost a year ago. Speaking to the Motor Accident Solicitors Society conference in Manchester, Milton revealed that testing has found that technology is better at identifying claims that have no…
OpenAI Recruits MoFo Partner, Allyson Bennett, for New AI Research Legal Role
Allyson Bennett hired from Morrison & Foerster, which advises OpenAI Former MoFo lawyer and ex-Googler Fred von Lohmann set to depart OpenAI has brought on Morrison & Foerster intellectual property litigation partner Allyson Bennett to be its lead lawyer for artificial intelligence research, a key position at the company as it copes with an array…
McDermott and Akin become latest US law firms to hire directors of AI
Legal Technology.com Reports US law firms McDermott Will & Emery and Akin both announced yesterday (30 September) that they have appointed directors of AI, becoming the latest firms to create and fill this new role. Akin announced that Jeff Westcott has rejoined the firm as director of practice technology & AI innovation, where he will focus on leveraging AI…
Brookings – Commentary: The legal doctrine that will be key to preventing AI discrimination
Header Image – Author: Chiraag Bains Here’s the introduction As developments in artificial intelligence (AI) accelerate, advocates have rightly focused on the technology’s potential to cause or exacerbate discrimination. Policymakers are considering a host of protections, from disclosure and audit requirements for AI products to prohibitions on the use of AI in sensitive contexts. At the…
IBA Publication: The Future Is Now – Artificial Intelligence & The Legal Profession – Sept 2024
38 pp report THE FUTURE IS NOW: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION SEPTEMBER 2024 5 Foreword The transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) can no longer be ignored. If the internet changed the way we live and work, AI may have an even greater impact on our profession and our society. Not all of…
UK boy named after Star Wars character denied passport due to copyright infringement
Header Image is an AI Generated Image To Highlight The Information Contained In The Report Below A 7-year-old boy was refused a passport for a family holiday because his name was a copyright infringement of the Star Wars franchise. Christian and Becky Mowbray had booked a family trip to the Dominican Republic for the end of October, Suffolk…
Press Release: Wolters Kluwer Introduces New GenAI Functionality to VitalLaw Legal Research Platform
Here’s what they are saying –Wolters Kluwer today announced the launch of innovative generative AI (GenAI) functionality for VitalLaw, the company’s intuitive legal research platform. VitalLaw® AI combines the power of innovation with Wolters Kluwer’s in-depth expertise across 25 practice areas including tax, securities, privacy, and labor and employment to provide even better outcomes for clients. Ken…
Karnov Group Launches KAILA GenAI Legal Research Assistant
The Artificial Lawyer reports The Karnov Group, which is headquartered in Sweden and has bases in Denmark, Norway, France, Spain and Portugal, has launched KAILA (Karnov AI Legal Assistant), an LLM-based capability to take its extensive legal data collections to a new level of utility for lawyers. https://www.karnovgroup.dk/da-dk/kaila-support KAILA delivers ‘precise and reliable answers along with source…