‘ChatGPT’s “hallucinating” and making up of information breaches European Union privacy rules, according to a complaint filed by privacy group noyb to the Austrian data protection authority.’ Link: https://www.politico.eu/article/chatgpts-hallucinations-get-eu-privacy-complaint/

‘Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, has had a profound impact across multiple sectors of our society, revolutionizing how we approach creativity, problem-solving and automation. From art and entertainment to healthcare and education, AI is reshaping industries,creativity and society in multifaceted ways. While AI and generative AI offer immense potential for innovation and efficiency, the technology…

‘The potential impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work is enormous. The UK AI industry is estimated to be worth more than $1trn by 2035, and a recent research paper anticipates that up to 59 per cent of job tasks will be impacted by generative AI. There is clearly a balance to be…

‘This paper investigates the relationship between law and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI). While there is much discussion about the AI Act, for which the trilogue of the European Parliament, Council and Commission recently concluded, other areas of law seem underexplored. This paper focuses on European (and in part German) law, although with international concepts and…

‘The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence.” AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential to disrupt information landscapes and the communities that research libraries support…

‘A round-up of how the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act fares against the collective demands of a broad civil society coalition that advocated for prioritising the protection of fundamental human rights in the law.’ Link: https://edri.org/our-work/eu-ai-act-fails-to-set-gold-standard-for-human-rights/

‘While AI’s power is unending, we must also consider how its decisions have a real human impact that may go against its programming.’ Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2024/04/29/the-flaw-in-artificial-intelligences-limitless-potential/

‘The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is probably the most impactful technological development to occur in the legal profession since personal computer systems were introduced into law offices and the courts beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s.  Generative AI is much different from other types of earlier AI technology, such as predictive…

‘In September 2023, the TUC set up a taskforce with the AI Law Consultancy at Cloisters Chambers, and the Cambridge University Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, in order to manage the drafting of the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Employment) Bill (“The Bill”).’ Link: https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/artificial-intelligence-regulation-and-employment-rights-bill

‘ ‘This paper focuses on the opportunities and the ethical and societal risks posed by advanced AI assistants. We define advanced AI assistants as artificial agents with natural language interfaces, whose function is to plan and execute sequences of actions on behalf of a user – across one or more domains – in line with…

‘The day is coming, and soon, when professionals and others will be legally on the hook for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), the Master of the Rolls said yesterday.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/it-will-soon-be-negligent-not-to-use-ai-master-of-the-rolls-predicts

‘The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has warmly welcomed the finalisation of the draft Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law which has been drawn up within the Council of Europe – but regretted that it “does not cover to an equal extent public and private…

‘There are many use cases for generative AI, spanning a vast number of areas of domestic and work life. Looking through thousands of comments on sites such as Reddit and Quora, the author’s team found that the use of this technology is as wide-ranging as the problems we encounter in our lives. The 100 categories…

‘Just six major technology companies are at the heart of the AI sector through an “interconnected web” of more than 90 investments and partnerships links, the UK’s competition regulator has warned, sparking increased concern about the anti-competitive nature of the technology.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/11/uk-has-real-concerns-about-ai-risks-says-competition-regulator

‘We’ve seen deepfake, explicit images of celebrities, created by artificial intelligence (AI). AI has also played a hand in creating music, driverless race cars and spreading misinformation, among other things.’ Link: https://theconversation.com/ai-is-creating-fake-legal-cases-and-making-its-way-into-real-courtrooms-with-disastrous-results-225080

‘This report considers how effectively the government has set itself up to maximise the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI in providing public services. Our primary focus for this report is the role of the Cabinet Office and DSIT in supporting the adoption of AI in the public sector.’ Link: https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-government.pdf

‘The billable hour has long been the subject of much debate. Whether you love it or hate it, the billable hour could face an existential crisis, thanks to the rapid introduction of generative artificial intelligence tools.’ Link: https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/the-fate-of-billable-hours-is-in-ais-hands

‘The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill proposed by Lord Holmes of Richmond (Conservative), which would introduce a new body, the AI Authority, which would have various functions designed to help address AI regulation in the UK. It would also put regulatory principles for artificial intelligence into law.’ Link: https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/lln-2024-0016/

‘Dispelling the myth that artificial intelligence (AI) will render lawyers obsolete, the paradox lies in the fact that the first major AI capability making waves in the market – AI-based contract management systems (CMs) – will not displace legal professionals but rather empower legal departments.’ Link: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal-hub/articles/will-ai-displace-or-empower-legal-teams/

‘Many times I have intoned that we live in an age of information. Information is the principal commodity of the global economy. It is the foundation of Meta/Facebook and Google success to be sure, a little less so but not insignificantly for Microsoft and Amazon. Apple is largely exempt from that list insofar as they…

‘Around the time that ChatGPT began to hallucinate, Eugene Volokh had a moment of clarity. When the noted First Amendment scholar and UCLA Law professor ran some queries about newsworthy individuals in March 2023, ChatGPT generated answers that were both false and defamatory. Specifically, ChatGPT claimed that a public figure, whom Volokh identifies only as…

‘Oliver Fairhurst and JJ Shaw explain some of the key concepts and terminology behind this technology. They also touch on the wide ranging challenges – from IP rights to biased data – that users, lawyers and regulators are grappling with.’ Link: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/ai-101-an-introduction

Abstact: ‘In this post, digital policy specialists Mathias Vermeulen and Laureline Lemoine of law firm and consultancy AWO explain in which circumstances generative AI product and tools would be subject to the European Union’s Digital Services Act, which regulates online intermediaries and platforms with the aim of preventing harmful and illegal activities online, and the…

Ahmed Izzidien, Holli Sargeant, and Felix Steffek Abstract: To undertake computational research of the law, efficiently identifying datasets of court decisions that relate to a specific legal issue is a crucial yet challenging endeavour. This study addresses the gap in the literature working with large legal corpora about how to isolate cases, in our case…

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Guidance for judicial office holders (PDF) December 2023.