by @davidcolarusso.com
This feed is sourced from curated lists of lawyers, tech folks, et al. It pulls out posts that seem to be talking about AI & law. It's limited to about 100 posts at a time. Sorted by a mix of engagement and newness.
Dare Obasanjo The warnings from Microsoft and Palantir’s CEOs that using frontier AI models means handing over your IP to companies that may eventually compete with you no longer seems like FUD. Just look at what’s happening to mathematicians and scientists.
Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ 💯 > The rebranding is also a distraction, redirecting public attention away from resource-pillaging data centers, a fragile economic bubble and rising safety concerns. This is a core MO of the industry to avoid critique and escape regulation. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
CAMERON WILSON Usually I'm the one writing about AI. But recently, the tables were turned. Someone sent me a link to an 89-page book about "redefining living through Cam Wilson teachings", seemingly made by AI So, I bought it. Once it arrived, things got even weirder: www.abc.net.au/news/...
Carl T. Bergstrom There is a world in which Anthropic's policy against abusive behavior toward their models exists protect their users, based on Socrates's arguments that cruel acts do spiritual violence to the actor himself. But in this world, with mush-brained babble like the Anthropic constitution...? Nah.
Ben Schorr Arizona court says judge wrongly allowed AI-generated victim video buff.ly/UeHP2i4 I'm rather surprised that anybody thought it was okay to allow an AI generated video of a deceased victim as part of the sentencing considerations.
Clément Canonne Preparing a blog post, and as a side product I wrote some short thoughts on AI in reviewing, in TCS and beyond.
SSRN This paper argues that courts should address AI-generated statements through hearsay law rather than creating entirely new evidence rules. The proposal aims to close a growing gap in how courts handle AI evidence. spkl.io/633227VCYE #AI #Law
Sasha Costanza-Chock Me, every day for the last 5 years
Nicole Hennig Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monog… (open access book) #AI #philosophy
Thomas Frampton Yup! I've been casually following this. In recent weeks, compare Judge Katsas (D.C. Cir.) (using DoW, but then adding "[DoD] which now calls itself DoW") and Judge Immergut (D. Or.) ("[DoD] is the official name designated by statute") with Judge Davis (W.D.Tx.) (it's Department of War now).
Reuters Legal A federal antitrust lawsuit claims McDonald's is using AI-powered tools to fix menu prices, marking the latest case to allege companies are relying on new tech to collude and harm consumers. More about the case in today's Daily Docket. Subscribe: reut.rs/46ty0gg