LW write An NSW-based law lecturer recently undertook an experiment, pitting his criminal law cohort against 10 separate AI-generated responses for an end-of-semester exam. The results might surprise you. In the wake of its still-recent explosion into mainstream consciousness, much has been made of the capacity for generative AI (GenAI) to perform the duties of
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Press Release: Announcing the AI Law Librarians Prompt Library
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By Rebecca Fordon on Sep 23, 2024 03:35 pm We’re excited to announce a new resource for our community: the AI Law Librarians Prompt Library, a place for law librarians (and the legal community at large) to share and collect useful prompts. Explore the Prompt Library AI Prompt Library for Law: Research, Drafting, Teaching, and…
IBA Mexico: Lawyers at the forefront of global AI governance
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UK Law Society Gazette Reports The legal profession must be at the forefront of global efforts to ensure the spread of artificial intelligence is governed for the benefit of humanity, the world’s largest gathering of lawyers has heard. In what it described as a ‘call to action for the legal community to embrace AI responsibly…
California governor signs laws to protect actors against unauthorized use of AI
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A new California law will allow performers to back out of existing contracts if vague language might allow studios to freely use AI to digitally clone their voices and likeness. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to…
US judge denies rapper Pras Michel’s request for new trial despite AI error in closing argument
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Australasian Lawyer A federal judge has rejected American rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel’s request for a new trial despite an error made by an artificial intelligence (AI) program used in crafting closing arguments. Michel, a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, had been convicted for using straw donors in a covert lobbying campaign related to foreign…
Deep Learning: How Berkeley Law Scholars and Programs Are at the Forefront on AI
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Like a slew of innovations that preceded it — from the telegraph to nanotechnology — artificial intelligence is both changing a wide swath of our landscape and raising an equally broad set of concerns.Source: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-research-policy-regulation-degree/ At Berkeley Law, a Silicon Valley neighbor long renowned for its top technology law programs, the faculty, students, research centers,…
Mondaq: Illinois Passes Artificial Intelligence (AI) Law Regulating Employment Use Cases
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Mayer Brown Illinois joins other states, including Utah and Colorado, in passing its own legislation to regulate AI. On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new bill into law (HB 3773)… Illinois joins other states, including Utah and Colorado, in passing its own legislation to regulate AI. On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker…
Berkeley Law to offer LL.M. program focused on artificial intelligence
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University of California, Berkeley, School of Law is now accepting applications for the new AI-focused LL.M. program. The program will award an AI Law and Regulation certificate for students in the LL.M. executive track to further equip legal professionals to navigate the complexities of AI. Students will build core skills and knowledge in areas including…
UK Law Soc Gazette: National Archives to expand judgment publications service
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With up to 50,000 page views a month, the Find Case Law judgment publishing service has grown rapidly since its 2022 launch. Digital director John Sheridan now plans to expand coverage and tackle the challenges of data analysis by AI lier this year, an unusual email exchange took place between the Court of Appeal Criminal…
New AI service to help lawyers go through 15,000 judgments in S’pore’s legal history
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Developed by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority, the AI service aims to help lawyers here prepare for cases more efficiently. The new service, called LawNet AI, was showcased on Sept 11 at legal conference TechLaw.Fest, which was organised by the Ministry of Law and SAL. Lawyers in the Republic…