‘Generative AI models, such as the GPT and Llama series, have significant potential to assist laypeople in answering legal questions. However, little prior work focuses on the data sourcing, inference, and evaluation of these models in the context of laypersons. To this end, we propose a human-centric legal NLP pipeline, covering data sourcing, inference, and…

‘The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked a panic about computers gaining power over humankind. But the real threat comes from falling for the hype. By Navneet Alang’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/sep/27/no-god-in-the-machine-the-pitfalls-of-ai-worship-podcast

‘Laws play a key role in the complex socio-technical system impacting contestability: they create the regulations shaping the way AI systems are designed, evaluated, and used. Despite their role in the AI value chain, lawyers’ impact on contestability has gone largely unrecognized in the design of AI systems. In this paper, we highlight two main…

‘Arvind Narayanan, a computer science professor at Princeton University, is best known for calling out the hype surrounding artificial intelligence in his Substack, AI Snake Oil, written with PhD candidate Sayash Kapoor. The two authors recently released a book based on their popular newsletter about AI’s shortcomings.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-hype-ai-snake-oil/

‘Explanation is key to people having confidence in high-stakes AI systems. However, machine-learning-based systems – which account for almost all current AI – can’t explain because they are usually black boxes. The explainable AI (XAI) movement hedges this problem by redefining “explanation”. The human-centered explainable AI (HCXAI) movement identifies the explanation-oriented needs of users but…

‘Predicting student outcomes is essential in educational analytics for creating personalised learning experiences. The effectiveness of these predictive models relies on having access to sufficient and accurate data. However, privacy concerns and the lack of student consent often restrict data collection, limiting the applicability of predictive models. To tackle this obstacle, we employ Generative Adversarial…

‘It’s no secret that social media sites these days are full of bots. Accounts spread AI-generated images around Facebook like wildfire, while X’s disastrous pay-to-play blue check policy only exacerbated the platform’s existing struggles with false accounts. But what if there was a social media platform that not only embraced the bots, but was purposely built around them?’…

‘Lawyers are turning to AI to streamline their legal work, but will it come at a greater cost?’ Link: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/insights/fast-law-why-speed-is-the-priority-for-lawyers-using-ai/index.html

‘What is the context which gave rise to the obligation to carry out a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) in the AI Act? How has assessment of the impact on fundamental rights been framed by the EU legislator in the AI Act? What methodological criteria should be followed in developing the FRIA? These are the…

‘Unless you’re in the EU, there’s no ability to opt out of AI training settings that keep Facebook or Instagram posts public.’ Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242789/meta-training-ai-models-facebook-instagram-photo-post-data

‘As AI technologies evolve, they must benefit the whole public. To achieve this, everyone must be given the platform to participate in conversations about the design, use, and governance of AI. Non-profit organisations, particularly those that are grassroots, have so far not been adequately represented in such discussions or decision-making.’ Link: https://www.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-public-good/grassroots-and-non-profit-perspectives-on-generative-ai

‘The bulk of LLM progress until now has been language-driven. This new model enters the realm of complex reasoning, with implications for physics, coding, and more.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/17/1104004/why-openais-new-model-is-such-a-big-deal/

‘This study delves into the potential use of large language models (LLMs) for generating Library of Congress subject headings. The authors employed ChatGPT to generate subject headings for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) based on their titles and abstracts. The results suggest that LLMs such as ChatGPT have the potential to reduce the cataloging time needed for…

‘This article will consider the disruptive impact of generative AI on moral beliefs and practices associated with equality, particularly equality of opportunity. It will first outline a framework for understanding the mechanisms through which generative AI can alter moral beliefs and practices. It will argue that actual and perceived cognitive ability is one of the…

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. This suite of technologies offers tremendous potential for good, from opening new areas of scientific inquiry and optimizing energy grids, to improving public health and agriculture and promoting broader progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).’ Link: https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/governing_ai_for_humanity_final_report_en.pdf

‘Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, generative AI continues to dominate the AI landscape, driving investments, policies and business operations.’ Link: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/09/19/the-global-artificial-intelligence-index-2024

‘In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Ashwini K.P., summarizes the activities that she has undertaken over the past year and addresses the ways in which the predominant assumption that technology is objective and neutral is allowing artificial intelligence to perpetuate racial discrimination. She…

‘Decision-making is undergoing rapid changes due to the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI), as AI recommender systems can help mitigate human flaws and increase decision accuracy and efficiency. However, AI can also commit errors or suffer from algorithmic bias. Hence, blind trust in technologies carries risks, as users may follow detrimental advice resulting in undesired…

‘Innovative generative artificial intelligence (gen-AI) systems will not be developed and deployed in Europe unless it is made easier for developers to use European data to train their AI models, policymakers and regulators have been warned.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/let-data-be-used-to-train-ai

‘Academic journals, archives, and repositories are seeing an increasing number of questionable research papers clearly produced using generative AI. They are often created with widely available, general-purpose AI applications, most likely ChatGPT, and mimic scientific writing. Google Scholar easily locates and lists these questionable papers alongside reputable, quality-controlled research. Our analysis of a selection of…

‘LinkedIn has been training generative AI with user data — a quiet change the public noticed on Wednesday.’ Link: https://mashable.com/article/linkedin-generative-ai-training-turn-off

‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have induced a mixture of excitement and panic among educators. However, there is a lack of consensus over how much experience science and engineering students have with using these tools for research-related tasks. Likewise, it is not yet known how educators and information professionals can leverage these tools…

‘Machine unlearning (MU) is often analyzed in terms of how it can facilitate the “right to be forgotten.” In this commentary, we show that MU can support the OECD’s five principles for trustworthy AI, which are influencing AI development and regulation worldwide. This makes it a promising tool to translate AI principles into practice. We…

‘The Al Regulation came into force on 1 August 2024. It created the basis for the regulation of artificial intelligence in the EU. Although it may still seem new to many, its regulatory concept is not. Instead, the EU is focussing on extending the proven model of the New Legislative Framework (NLF) from the product…

‘ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, has gained considerable attention as a transformative yet controversial tool for enhancing teaching and learning experiences.’ Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131524001143

‘In this paper, we examine new and emerging uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) across various aspects of work, namely hiring, job redesign, and team formation, and their impact on disabled people. Building on disability as both a generative form of embodiment and knowledge, we consider how AI and ADMs can…

‘This paper is written at a tipping point in the development of generative AI and related technologies and services, which heralds a new battleground between humans and computers in the shaping of reality. Large language models (LLMs) scrape vast amounts of data from the so called ‘publicly available’ internet, enabling new ways for the past…

‘The legal sector’s engagement with the staggering potential of artificial intelligence has surprised long-time observers of this traditionally cautious profession. Joanna Goodman reports from the Gazette’s latest roundtable discussion’. Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/roundtables/roundtable-making-ai-work-for-law/5120878.article

‘As the professional body for solicitors, we’re here to support our members in navigating the AI landscape.’ Link: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/ai-and-lawtech/artificial-intelligence-ai-strategy

‘A federal judge said he turned to artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT to help interpret a key legal term in a man’s appeal of his more than 11-year prison sentence — and while he was initially “spooked” by slight variances in the answers they generated believes the software could be a “valuable” tool.’ Link: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/us-judge-runs-mini-experiment-with-ai-help-decide-case-2024-09-06/

‘It’s the start of the school year, and thus the start of a fresh round of discourse on generative AI’s new role in schools. In the space of about three years, essays have gone from a mainstay of classroom education everywhere to a much less useful tool, for one reason: ChatGPT. Estimates of how many students use ChatGPT for…

‘For business leaders, especially at relatively small companies, the idea of applying gen AI to strategic planning is mouthwatering.  This article explores the potential and limits of AI in helping such companies chart their strategies.’ Link: https://hbr.org/2024/09/how-ceos-are-using-gen-ai-for-strategic-planning

‘A review of the research literature on the assessment of information, media, and data literacy in academic libraries has been carried out with the intention of learning about the main approaches taken; the assessment tools, criteria, and indicators used; and the main challenges for the future. To this end, 60 relevant records were retrieved from…

‘Today artificial intelligence can be harnessed by nearly anyone, using commands in everyday language instead of code. Soon it will transform more than 40% of all work activity, according to the authors’ research. In this new era of collaboration between humans and machines, the ability to leverage AI effectively will be critical to your professional…

‘As long as chatbots have been around, they have made things up. Such “hallucinations” are an inherent part of how AI models work. However, they’re a big problem for companies betting big on AI, like Google, because they make the responses it generates unreliable.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/12/1103926/googles-new-tool-lets-large-language-models-fact-check-their-responses/ 

‘An emerging issue in AI alignment is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by public authorities, and specifically the integration of algorithmic decision-making (ADM) into core state functions. In this context, the alignment of AI with the values related to the notions of trust and trustworthiness constitutes a particularly sensitive problem from a theoretical, empirical,…

‘After weeks of speculation about a new and more powerful AI product in the works, OpenAI today announced its first “reasoning model.” The program, known as o1, may in many respects be OpenAI’s most powerful AI offering yet, with problem-solving capacities that resemble those of a human mind more than any software before. Or, at…

‘OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching its “Strawberry” series of AI models designed to spend more time processing answers to queries in order to solve hard problems.’ Link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-launches-new-series-ai-models-solve-hard-problems-2024-09-12/

‘This partnership is part of the AI Standards Hub’s mission to advance knowledge sharing, capacity building, and research in AI standardisation through its four pillars of activity.  AI standards have become increasingly important as governance tools and innovation mechanisms since the AI Standards Hub’s launch in October 2022, as are its efforts to help stakeholders become…

‘Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) has rapidly advanced in recent years, potentially producing enormous impacts on industries, societies, and individuals in the near future. In particular, Gen-AI text-to-image models allow people to easily create high-quality images possibly revolutionizing human creative practices. Despite their increasing use, however, the broader population’s perceptions and understandings of Gen-AI-generated images remain…

‘It’s not just for writing books no one wants to read and making music no one wants to listen to.’ Link: https://lifehacker.com/tech/practical-everyday-uses-for-ai-tools

‘Race and gender are part of it, but there’s more to those unconvincing pictures of the presidential candidate.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/bad-kamala-harris-ai-generated-images/

‘This article argues that the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare, particularly under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI-Act), poses significant implications for the doctor–patient relationship. While historically paternalistic, Western medicine now emphasises patient autonomy within a consumeristic paradigm, aided by technological advancements. However, hospitals worldwide are adopting AI more rapidly than before,…

‘The rapid advancement and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses significant regulatory challenges for societies. While it has the potential to bring many benefits, the risks of commercial exploitation or unknown technological dangers have led many jurisdictions to seek a legal response before measurable harm occurs. However, the lack of technical capabilities to regulate this…

‘There has been growing attention for Large Language Models and conversational agents, and their capabilities and benefits. In addition, there is a need to look at the various costs, harms, and risks involved in their development and deployment. In order to contribute to the development and deployment of ‘trustworthy AI’, we propose to organize ethical…