Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities without compromising privacy. NIST’s new report, its first on the topic in a decade, evaluates the capabilities of six algorithms, finding none that clearly outperforms the others. Moving forward, the agency plans to update its… Continue Reading
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LLRX May 2024 Issue – Articles and Columns
Ransomware in the Digital Age: Multidisciplinary Legal Strategies for Minimizing Cryptocurrency Ransom Payments – Jawad Ramal explains how using cryptocurrencies to facilitate ransom payments offers complex challenges due to their high transaction costs and regulatory ambiguities that complicate compliance efforts. Dissecting The Processes of Law Firm Strategic Planning – Patrick J. McKenna and Michael B.… Continue Reading
Ransomware in the Digital Age: Multidisciplinary Legal Strategies for Minimizing Cryptocurrency Ransom Payments
Via May 2024 issue of LLRX – Ransomware in the Digital Age: Multidisciplinary Legal Strategies for Minimizing Cryptocurrency Ransom Payments: The year 2023 witnessed an unprecedented escalation in ransomware attacks, affecting users from homeowners to critical infrastructure like healthcare, education, and government. With over 5,200 reported incidents—a 74% increase from the previous year—ransomware has not… Continue Reading
The Burden of Proof in Legal AI
Adam Ziegler via LinkedIn: “My default posture when learning about new tech, especially legal tech, is “open-minded skepticism.” I’m open to persuasion – even eager to be persuaded – that a machine can do what it’s builder claims. But persuasion requires proof. Legal tech tends to be long on claims and short on proof. Part… Continue Reading
AI and Law Courses: Bridging Theory and Practice
Dennis Kennedy, Director of the Center for Law, Technology & Innovation, Michigan State University College of Law via YouTube: “This webinar will guide law professors through the process of crafting a comprehensive 3-credit course on AI and the Law, showcasing how to balance substantive knowledge with hands-on learning experiences. Learn how to enrich your course… Continue Reading
Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site
The New York Times [unpaywalled]: Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site – In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.” Continue Reading
Stanford HAI Tests Westlaw But The GenAI Results Look Worse
Artificial Lawyer: “Ok this story is getting into unusual territory now. Artificial Lawyer just got an email from the spokespeople for the Stanford University HAI team who told this site the researchers had updated their genAI study of hallucinations in case law tools to include Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw. And guess what….? Westlaw has come out… Continue Reading
WTF is AI?
TechCrunch: “So what is AI, anyway? The best way to think of artificial intelligence is as software that approximates human thinking. It’s not the same, nor is it better or worse, but even a rough copy of the way a person thinks can be useful for getting things done. Just don’t mistake it for actual… Continue Reading
Network of local news sites publishing AI written articles under fake bylines
CNN: “The articles on a local news site popping up around the country appear to cover what any community outlet would focus on: crime, local politics, weather and happenings. “In-depth reporting about your home area,” the outlet’s slogan proudly declares. But a closer look at the bylines populating the local site and a national network… Continue Reading
Why Google’s AI Overviews gets things wrong
MIT Technology Review: “When Google announced it was rolling out its artificial intelligence-powered search feature earlier this month, the company promised that “Google will do the googling for you.” The new feature, called AI Overviews, provides Search users with AI-generated snapshots highlighting key information and links to help you find what you’re searching for faster… Continue Reading
The Trump Manhattan Criminal Verdict
Via Scott McFarlane – For the history books ===> Supreme Court of the State of New York. The People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump, defendant The New York Times – Jury Hands Down Historic Conviction in Hush-Money Case Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying records to… Continue Reading
Piecing Together the Secrets of the Stasi
The New Yorker [no paywall]: “After the Berlin Wall fell, agents of East Germany’s secret police frantically tore apart their records. Archivists have spent the past thirty years trying to restore them…Dictatorships depend on the willing. They can’t rule by compulsion alone. People support them to gain power or advance their careers, because they like… Continue Reading
