‘ChatGPT and Bard (now known as Gemini) are becoming indispensable resources for researchers, academicians and diverse stakeholders within the academic landscape. At the same time, traditional digital tools such as scholarly databases continue to be widely used. Web of Science and Scopus are the most extensive academic databases and are generally regarded as consistently reliable…

‘This paper motivates and studies the feasibility of a new digital right to procedural accuracy (RPA) for digital evidence processing in criminal investigations. The need to guarantee a new principle of procedural accuracy under Art. 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is based on the concern that digital forensic science and AI…

‘The Harbingers study of early career researchers (ECRs), their work life and scholarly communications, began by studying generational—Millennial—change (c.2016), then moved to pandemic change (c.2020) and is now investigating another potential agent of change: artificial intelligence (2024–). We report here on a substantial scoping pilot study that looks at the impact of AI on the…

‘The UK government is planning to end uncertainty around the use of copyright content as artificial intelligence (AI) training data in what appears to be good news for AI companies and creative industry stakeholders.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/good-new-as-copyright-and-ai-stand-off-end-within-months

‘UK regulators have been asked for help in navigating the EU AI Act under an initiative that allows businesses to seek informal advice from multiple authorities on prospective new products, services or business models, Out-Law can reveal.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-regulators-asked-for-advice-on-eu-ai-act

‘The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published revised Technical Actuarial Guidance: Models, to support the growing use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques in actuarial work. The updated guidance aims to support practitioners applying the principles-based Technical Actuarial Standard 100 (TAS 100) when using these techniques, ensuring the continued production of quality…

‘Judges in the family courts are using victim-blaming and gender-biased language towards domestic abuse survivors, AI analysis of judgments and appeals in England and Wales reveals.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/08/family-court-judges-victim-blaming-language-domestic-abuse-cases-ai-project

‘We’re used to hearing about the power of artificial intelligence to spread misinformation – but could it also be a tool for persuading people of the truth? Ian Sample speaks to Thomas Costello, an assistant professor of psychology at American University, who has published a study exploring the potential for AI chatbots to lead people…

‘The full picture of algorithmic risks and harms is a complicated one. So how do we approach the task of auditing algorithmic systems? There are various attempts to simplify the picture into overarching, standardized frameworks; or focus on particular areas, such as understanding and explaining the “black box” of models. While this work and thinking…

‘Traditionally, legal actions have been time consuming, expensive, and distracting. Generative AI makes it easier — and cheaper — for customers, employees, competitors, and regulators to take legal action, at the same time that a turbulent geopolitical environment increases legal exposure. Future legal risks will be legal fishing expeditions akin to internet “phishing” attacks: less…

‘Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) challenges creative efforts and work that build on expertise. Since GAI has the ability to generate content that can be easily confused with human output, it puts professionals and their organizations at risk. We explore how professional service firms (PSFs) (in law, architecture, and auditing) react to this new technology and…

‘The aim of this study is to review the available knowledge concerning the use of artificial Intelligence (AI) in general in different areas of Forensic Sciences from human identification to postmortem interval estimation and the estimation of different causes of death. This paper aims to emphasize the different uses of AI, especially in Forensic Medicine,…

‘Generative AI has demonstrated the potential to significantly outperform human CEOs in strategic decision-making by excelling in data-driven tasks like product design and market optimization. In an experiment simulating the automotive industry, AI models outpaced human participants in market share and profitability but faltered in handling unpredictable disruptions, leading to faster dismissals by virtual boards.…

‘With a new government come new beginnings. This is particularly true for AI regulation, with the new government ideally positioned to remedy the previous administration’s omissions regarding regulating public-sector AI usage. The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has died a death, presenting the Labour government with a legislative gap to fill – and an opportunity.’ Link:…

‘Local government does not have access to a clear, comprehensive or consistent account of how to procure AI in the public interest, an independent research institute has warned.’ Link: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/procurement-and-contracts/402-procurement-news/58684-local-authorities-being-left-without-adequate-support-to-procure-ai-in-public-interest-research-finds

‘The International Bar Association (IBA), the global voice of the legal profession, has formally endorsed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.’ Link: https://www.ibanet.org/The-IBA-is-the-first-association-of-legal-practitioners-to-endorse-the-Council-of-Europe-Framework-Convention-on-Artificial-Intelligence

‘This study aims to investigate whether GPT-4 can effectively grade assignments for design university students and provide useful feedback. In design education, assignments do not have a single correct answer and often involve solving an open-ended design problem. This subjective nature of design projects often leads to grading problems,as grades can vary between different raters,for…

‘In the rapidly evolving landscape of the global economy, digital platforms have emerged as powerful arbiters of labor, reshaping traditional employment paradigms and blurring the lines between workers and entrepreneurs. At the heart of this transformation lies the intersection of algorithmic management and worker autonomy, a juncture that demands urgent and critical examination. The proliferation of AI-driven…

‘It’s been nearly two years since generative artificial intelligence was made widely available to the public. Some models showed great promise by passing academic and professional exams.’ Link: https://theconversation.com/i-got-generative-ai-to-attempt-an-undergraduate-law-exam-it-struggled-with-complex-questions-240021

‘Time to think – that is what we always seek from new technologies. If machines do the boring bits, we can concentrate on the important stuff, such as thinking.’ Link: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/human-centric-technology/artificial-intelligence-changing-society-brain-and-humanity

‘Optimizing human-AI interaction requires users to reflect on their own performance critically. Our study examines whether people using AI to complete tasks can accurately monitor how well they perform. Participants (N = 246) used AI to solve 20 logical problems from the Law School Admission Test. While their task performance improved by three points compared…

‘OpenAI, the developer of the groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot, is preparing to overhaul its corporate structure and become a for-profit business.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/26/why-is-openai-planning-to-become-a-for-profit-business-and-does-it-matter

‘LinkedIn has suspended the use of UK user data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models after a regulator raised concerns.’ Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy89x4y1pmgo

‘Behind AI’s rapid advance and our sanitized feeds, an invisible global workforce endures unimaginable trauma.’ Link: https://www.noemamag.com/the-human-cost-of-our-ai-driven-future/

‘With GenAI poised to significantly disrupt how lawyers perform legal services, it may also significantly alter the relationship between corporate law departments and their outside counsel around how the work should be priced.’ Link: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/legal/alternative-fee-arrangements-ai-driven-legal-work/

‘On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office issued the first part of a Report analyzing copyright law and policy issues related to copyright and artificial intelligence (AI).’ Link: https://www.americanbar.org/advocacy/governmental_legislative_work/publications/washingtonletter/september-24-wl/copyright-ai-report-0924wl/