‘The government’s ambition to boost efficiency by embedding AI in all aspects of its work risks being undermined by out-of-date technology, poor quality data and a lack of skilled staff, an influential Commons committee has warned.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/26/government-ai-roll-outs-threatened-by-outdated-it-systems

‘Critically engaging with the works of Roger Brownsword, Mireille Hildebrandt and William Lucy, the article addresses the increasing reliance on computer codes and intelligent physical infrastructure as behavioural control tools and its implications for modern state law. It is argued that, if we look at the new developments in the context of broader social and…

‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, notably ChatGPT, have emerged in legal practice, facilitating the completion of tasks, ranging from electronic communications to the drafting of documents. The generative capabilities of these systems underscore the duty of lawyers to competently represent their clients by keeping abreast of technological developments that can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness…

‘Europe is experiencing a legislative frenzy. In recent months, European institutions have adopted the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”), the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), the Data Act, the Data Governance Act, and the Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”). They run hundreds of pages, making the navigation of the new regulatory landscape a real craft.’ Link: https://academic.oup.com/jcle/advance-article/doi/10.1093/joclec/nhaf007/8051960?searchresult=1&utm_source=pocket_saves&login=false

‘In criminal investigations, information is often overlooked due to the manual analysis of vast amounts of text, and the lack of a framework for information analysis. In this paper, we aim to present such a framework by unveiling an experience-based approach derived from the National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) in Norway. This framework comprises categorization, thematization and…

‘The Paper aims to explore whether the current ecosystem of existing and still-to-be adopted rules on artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the European Union does fully and adequately address the liability for damages caused by Generative AI system. It maps first and primarily the distinctive features and functional characteristics of Generative AI likely to impact…

‘Algorithmic human resource management (AHRM), the automation or augmentation of human resources-related decision-making with the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled algorithms, can increase recruitment efficiency but also lead to discriminatory results and systematic disadvantages for marginalized groups in society. In this paper, we address the issue of equal treatment of workers and their fundamental rights…

‘In June 2024, the EU AI Act came into force. The AI Act includes obligations for the provider of an AI system. Article 10 of the AI Act includes a new obligation for providers to evaluate whether their training, validation and testing datasets meet certain quality criteria, including an appropriate examination of biases in the…

‘As automated technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM), become integral to social life, there is growing concern about their ethical implications. While issues of accountability, transparency, and fairness dominate discussions on “ethical” AI, little attention has been given to how socially disadvantaged groups most impacted by ADM systems form ethical judgments about…

‘A new study from University of Chicago Law School researchers has uncovered a stark contrast between AI and human judicial decision-making, potentially reshaping our understanding of technology’s role in the legal system. The research, conducted by Eric A. Posner and Shivam Saran, replicated an experiment previously run with 31 U.S. federal judges but used OpenAI’s…

‘Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, a limited podcast series presented on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, will provide perspectives on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sphere. This episode will feature the insights of Hon. Judge Maritza Braswell, federal magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court…

‘This study examines the ethical and legal implications of Shadow AI in healthcare, finance, and education by analyzing unauthorized AI deployments and their impact on data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Using a quantitative research approach, descriptive statistics, ordinal regression modeling, and network analysis were employed to assess AI violations using the MITRE ATLAS AI…

‘Government professionals need to work closely with archival institutions to make sure that important born-digital records are identified and preserved in the short term, before being transferred for long-term archiving and access. Knowledge and information (KIM) professionals in government and archivists face similar challenges. In the UK, government records (in digital and paper form) must…

‘Imagine someone, sitting anxiously in a waiting room at a solicitor’s office they hastily found online. They clutch a notice of eviction in their hands, confused as to how their landlord can remove them from their home of ten years. Somewhere else, a woman waits on hold with a personal injury helpline after months of…

‘Lawyers need to avoid being “so seduced” by what artificial intelligence (AI) can do “that they don’t appreciate what it cannot”, a professional negligence specialist warned last week.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/dont-be-too-seduced-by-ai-lawyers-warned

‘Virtue theory is a natural approach toward the design of artificially intelligent systems, given that the design of artificial intelligence essentially aims at designing agents with excellent dispositions. This has led to a lively research programme to develop artificial virtues. However, this research programme has until now had a narrow focus on moral virtues in…

‘As artificial intelligence reshapes many industries, the legal field faces its own crossroads. Over the past few years, a growing number of legal professionals have embraced AI tools to boost efficiency and reduce costs. According to recent figures, nearly 73% of legal experts now plan to incorporate AI into their daily operations. 65% of law firms agree that “effective…

‘This article is the first study to examine the impact (positive and negative) of Artificial Intelligence on the diversity of archival collections. Representing the diverse audiences they serve is a key objective for libraries and archives. For example, institutions with colonial-era archival documents are experimenting with AI to improve the discoverability of their collections and…

‘This paper uses Karen Barad’s concepts of intra-action and diffraction to argue that dominant models of understanding algorithmic radicalisation (echo chambers, filter bubbles, rabbit holes) and how it is addressed in the UK and EU, are inadequate for deep neural network systems like YouTube. These models assume users seek out bad content and get stuck…

‘Continuing the digital revolution, AI is capable to transform our world. Thanks to its novelty, we can define how we, as a society, envision this fascinating technology to integrate with existing processes. The EU AI Act follows a risk-based approach, and we argue that addressing the human influence, which poses risks along the AI lifecycle…

‘Action is needed to protect workers in creative industries amid huge changes in technology and artificial intelligence, unions have urged.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/03/uk-unions-creative-industry-workers-artificial-intelligence-ai-copyright

‘This paper provides the first comprehensive evaluation of AI foundation model licenses as drivers of innovation commons. We introduce our analysis by outlining how AI licenses regulate access privileges to the fundamental inputs of AI innovation commons. We show that AI licenses operate as a bottleneck, as their level of openness directly influences the flow…

‘The release of OpenAI’s biggest model ever exposes the tension between building artificial general intelligence and making ChatGPT into a truly useful utility.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/gpt-4-5-openai-first-impressions/

‘The Los Angeles Times has reportedly removed its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool from one of its articles, just a day after launching the feature.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/la-times-ai-tool-kkk

‘More than two decades ago, libraries raised concerns about licenses for digital works restricting fair use and other library rights as part of the US Copyright Office DMCA Section 104 study. ARL and other library associations explained how restrictive licensing terms and pay-per-use models force institutions to accept limiting conditions to provide essential resources for faculty and students, or…

‘The release of new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including new large language models (LLMs), continues at a rapid pace. Upon the release of OpenAI’s new o1 models, I reconducted Hickman et al.’s (2024) analyses examining how well LLMs perform on a quantitative ability (number series) test. GPT-4 scored below the 20th percentile (compared to…

‘The University of Oxford has announced plans to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) offering and capabilities with OpenAI.’ Link: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/oxford-and-openai-launch

‘The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into daily life raises significant challenges and uncertainties, notably concerning job security and skill relevance. This has led to the emergence of ‘AI anxiety’—a stress response to potential impacts of AI on individuals’ futures. This study examines AI anxiety’s effects on individuals’ willingness to pay for knowledge, focusing on…

‘The UK’s competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (£2.3tn) tech company has “material influence” over OpenAI it does not control it.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/05/uk-cma-drops-competition-review-microsoft-openai-partnership