‘New data laws under consideration in the UK should require greater transparency over the use of AI systems for processing personal data and make clear that scraping copyrighted content from the internet is prohibited without the rightsholders’ consent, lawmakers have said.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/ai-concerns-punctuate-uk-data-bill-debate

‘It’s the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters. Online blaggers used artificial intelligence to fake the Tiggerish tones of Martin Lewis, the TV financial adviser. And this weekend David Attenborough described himself as “profoundly disturbed” to have discovered that his…

‘The Council of Europe’s Framework Convention marks the first major international effort to define the legitimate use of artificial intelligence. Global Insight assesses the Convention’s ambition, and its limits.’ Link: https://www.ibanet.org/Creating-the-legal-limits-for-AI

‘The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) provides a legal framework for AI developers, deployers, and importers. It officially came into force on 1 August 2024 and adopts a risk-based approach, meaning different obligations apply depending on the level of risk involved.’ Link: https://www.twobirds.com/en/twobirds-tv/global/navigating-the-eu-ai-act-high-risk-systems

‘Stu White, product and engineering director at Access Legal, shares why using the right AI tools could help law firms to transform the way they operate.’ Link: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/ai-and-lawtech/partner-content/how-ai-is-reshaping-the-future-of-legal-practice

‘Recently published guidance for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court proceedings is now in effect in Singapore.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/singapore-introduces-ai-court-rules

‘BPP student Catherine Chow analyses the relationship between AI and the legal profession, weighing up the opportunities and challenges this evolving technology brings.’ Link: https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/ai-in-law-evolving-ethical-considerations/

‘The rise of generative AI technologies has introduced unprecedented challenges to copyright law, particularly around the fair use of copyrighted works in AI training processes. Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are trained on vast datasets that often include copyrighted material, typically without the consent of authors or compensation for use. This widespread, unauthorized use…

‘Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is facilitating crime on an “industrial scale” using deepfakes, voice simulation and phony documents.’ Link: https://theconversation.com/ai-and-criminal-justice-how-ai-can-support-not-undermine-justice-242389

‘Conversations about algorithms and fairness can overlook the bifurcation of justice. Whilst distributive justice is integral to accountability for algorithmic bias and related harms, without procedural justice and ‘voice’, defined as consent, transparency, and a right to be heard, algorithmic decisions will fail to find legitimacy and acceptance. Fairness metrics respond better to distributive justice…

‘In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has witnessed remarkable expansion, greatly benefiting the education sector. Nonetheless, this advancement brings forth several ethical dilemmas. The existing research on these ethical concerns within the educational framework is notably scarce, particularly when viewed from a user’s standpoint. This research systematically reviewed 17 empirical articles from January 2018 to…

‘Businesses should get greater clarity on whether their software falls within the scope of the EU’s AI Act – and whether their uses of it will be prohibited under the legislation – from a new consultation exercise that has opened, an expert has said.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/eu-ai-act-guidelines-scope-prohibitions-come-early-2025

‘The escalating number of pending cases is a growing concern worldwide. Recent advancements in digitization have opened up possibilities for leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the processing of legal documents. Adopting a structured representation for legal documents, as opposed to a mere bag-of-words flat text representation, can significantly enhance processing capabilities. With the aim…

‘A judge tossed out a case against OpenAI brought by Alternet and Raw Story, in what could be a significant ruling in the larger battle between AI companies and publishers.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/opena-alternet-raw-story-copyright-lawsuit-dmca-standing/

‘This study examines how generative AI impacts low-skilled workers in their daily professional lives, how it changes the nature of their work, and what, if any, strategies they develop to cope with this new reality. Emphasis is placed on call center agents—an occupational group facing a particularly high automation risk. Drawing on Constructivist Grounded Theory…

‘Most, if not all, journals require the use of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to be acknowledged. This article argues that current guidelines do not go far enough as the use of an LLM may be acknowledged but the reviewers, and future readers, do not know which parts of the article were generated…

‘In this perspective article, I explore the implications of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled algorithmic decisions on education governance. Three main questions are explored: (1) Are algorithmic decisions de facto policy decisions? (2) What distinct features of algorithmic decisions necessitate a re-evaluation of education governance? (3) How should one begin addressing algorithmic decisions in education governance? The…

‘The rise of AI and related threats to academic integrity in a post-pandemic academic environment where most assessments are not invigilated forces universities to revisit the question of how to conduct safe and fair assessments (Dawson, 2022). As invigilated exams and online proctoring have fallen out of favour with university administrators due to cost, space or…

‘As organizations continue to embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, it is crucial to ensure that these AI systems can be trusted. However, there is still a significant gap between research on trustworthy AI and its implementation in real-world applications. To address this issue, we sought to explore the perspectives of AI developers…

‘In response to the rapid development of AI, several governments have established a variety of regulatory interventions for this technology. While some countries prioritize consumer protection through stringent regulation, others promote innovation by adopting a more hands-off approach. However, this tradeoff has not been analyzed systematically. We developed an economic theory on how the welfare-maximizing…

‘Arelatively new Manchester boutique has turned to AI to ‘supercharge’ the probate process – and is so confident at how quickly it can move that it is willing to write off its fixed fee for applications not submitted in six weeks.’ Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/firm-deploys-ai-to-supercharge-probate-process/5121502.article

‘The New Legislative Framework (NLP) approach, which limits legislation to broad ‘principles’ developed upon by technical standards, has focused primarily on developing standards for the protection of health and safety. The AI Act takes this approach in a novel direction. By seeking to also protect fundamental rights (including rights to non-discrimination and equality), standards propose a novel…

‘The Danish welfare authority, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), risks discriminating against people with disabilities, low-income individuals, migrants, refugees, and marginalized racial groups through its use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to flag individuals for social benefits fraud investigations, Amnesty International said today in a new report.’ Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/11/denmark-ai-powered-welfare-system-fuels-mass-surveillance-and-risks-discriminating-against-marginalized-groups-report/

‘Ross McNairn, the CEO and Founder of Wordsmith AI, the main sponsor of the Society’s Annual Conference showcased how AI can save professionals time by streamlining and expediting tasks.’ Link: https://lawscot.org.uk/members/journal-hub/articles/the-ai-advantage-is-it-time-to-say-goodbye-to-repetitive-work

‘The advent of AI has generated remarkable interest in the legal sector. A new ‘faith’ in the transformative power of AI has emerged among law practitioners. According to this new religion, AI would significantly improve the law and the legal profession thanks to automation and the ensuing gains. This development has a messianic taste insofar…

‘Did this really happen? Did they really say that? The emergence of deepfakes, which are videos, audio or images generated by artificial intelligence to mimic real people have quickly evolved from a novel technological curiosity to a sophisticated tool pushing the bounds of what is ethically and legally acceptable.’ Link: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/is-this-for-real-the-legal-reality-behind-deepfakes

‘The use of computational tools to predict academic success has become increasingly popular. Machine learning algorithms, trained on past study histories, have been shown to provide valid predictions. However, knowing about biases and unfairness in algorithms, one should take a closer look at these predictions. This paper explores the extent to which the predictive accuracy…

‘Amidst concerns over biased and misguided government decisions arrived at through algorithmic treatment, it is important for members of society to be able to perceive that public authorities are making fair, accurate, and trustworthy decisions. Inspired in part by equity and procedural justice theories and by theories of attitudes towards technologies, we posited that the…

‘In a world increasingly shaped by digital transformation, AI and data science present new opportunities to change policymaking in nearly all areas of policy.’ Link: https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=17b36fbc-73ec-468a-9634-59bc526841a2

‘Artificial Intelligence systems are used more and more nowadays, from the application of decision support systems to autonomous vehicles. Hence, the widespread use of AI systems in various fields raises concerns about their potential impact on human safety and autonomy, especially regarding fair decision-making. In our research, we primarily concentrate on aspects of non-discrimination, encompassing…

‘AI-based language tools such as ChatGPT have the potential to fundamentally change studying and teaching at universities. Since there have been few empirical studies on the use of AI systems by students, this article aims to analyze the use of AI in higher education. In particular, it focuses on identifying features that are important to…

‘Subscribers can search their chat history now, with the feature being added for free users soon.’ Link: https://lifehacker.com/tech/search-through-your-chatgpt-conversation-history

‘Legal contracts are essential for businesses because they document expectations and specific conditions for a business arrangement. However, managing the contract lifecycle can become overly time-consuming because of slow drafting and negotiation processes, inefficient storage and retrieval systems, limited oversight mechanisms, and communication challenges.’ Link: https://pro.bloomberglaw.com/insights/technology/can-ai-write-legal-contracts/#contract-automation-tools

‘KeyCrime was a first of its kind, a company dedicated to using Artificial Intelligence to identify recurring patterns in serial crime. The European Union’s AI Act, however, dealt the project a mortal blow. But the idea lives on.’ Link: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/predictive-policing-pioneer-keycrime/

‘The European Union (“EU”) has taken the remarkable step of coming to agreement to implement the first-of-its-kind comprehensive legislation regarding artificial intelligence (“AI”), the AI Act. The AI Act adopts a risk-based approach to address diverse AI system applications and potential harms associated with AI technology. The AI Act categorizes AI systems based on risk…

‘This article analyses the limits of legal norms and institutions in holding to account the emerging power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. It demonstrates how a symbiosis of capitalism and new forms of digital power is mutating to produce novel and dangerous styles of organised irresponsibility that go beyond the reach of conventional…

‘Facing the fast-growing development of AI across the globe, particularly Generative AI (GenAI), the G7 competition authorities and policymakers (Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the UK and the US) and the European Commission met in Italy on 3-4 October 2024 to discuss the main competition challenges raised by these new technologies in digital markets. The Joint…

‘The ICO have carried out consensual audit engagements with developers and providers of artificial intelligence (AI) powered sourcing, screening, and selection tools used in recruitment. We recognise that the use of AI tools in recruitment processes can offer benefits to employers, but their use can also lead to risks for people and their privacy and…

‘In June 2024, the new 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…

‘Popular AI image-generating systems notoriously tend to amplify harmful biases and stereotypes. But just how big a problem is it? You can now see for yourself using interactive new online tools. (Spoiler alert: it’s big.)’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/22/1070167/these-news-tool-let-you-see-for-yourself-how-biased-ai-image-models-are

‘The publication of a monograph by Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli on the history of scientia iuris in which he argues that law is a constructed form of knowledge that differs from experience is not just an important and very learned contribution to historical jurisprudence. The book’s thesis is also making an important contribution to the debate about the…

‘Conversations about algorithms and fairness can overlook the bifurcation of justice. Whilst distributive justice is integral to accountability for algorithmic bias and related harms, without procedural justice and ‘voice’, defined as consent, transparency, and a right to be heard, algorithmic decisions will fail to find legitimacy and acceptance. Fairness metrics respond better to distributive justice…

‘As robots are increasingly found in various aspects of human life, understanding how humans relate to and interact with robots is becoming more relevant. One important factor affecting the quality of human-robot interactions is trust, and in recent years there has been an increase in scientific interest in the nature of trust between humans and…

‘The Canadian Legal Information Institute, better known as CanLII, has sued a newly launched company that describes itself as an artificial intelligence-driven legal research assistant, alleging the company poached its content and is offering it to users who pay a monthly subscription fee.’ Link: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/legal-technology/canlii-sues-ai-legal-assistant-caseway-ai-for-copyright-infringement/389633

‘It was a stranger who first brought home for me how big this year’s vibe shift was going to be. As we waited for a stuck elevator together in March, she told me she had just used ChatGPT to help her write a report for her marketing job. She hated writing reports because she didn’t…

‘Two of the forces that have most shaped the landscape in higher education over the last few years have been sustainability on one hand and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the other. Bringing these phenomena together, this article examines the multifaceted sustainability challenges posed by integrating AI into legal education. The integration of AI into legal education has promised…

‘Workers are increasingly embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise various aspects of their operations in the workplace. While AI offers new opportunities, it also presents unintended challenges that they must carefully navigate. This paper aims to develop a deeper understanding of workers’ experiences with interactions with automated agents (AA) in the workplace and provide actionable…

‘Legal theory can address two related key problems of alignment: pluralism and specification. Alignment researchers must determine how to specify what is concretely meant by vague principles like helpfulness and fairness and they must ensure that their techniques do not exclude alternative perspectives on life and values. The law faces these same problems. Leading legal…

‘The European Union (EU) stands as a pioneer in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), setting a global benchmark with its proactive approach to ensuring ethical and responsible AI development. Indeed, it seems we may witness a new Brussels effect, reminiscent of the influence wielded by the GDPR. The EU’s comprehensive and precautionary framework prioritises…

‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters,…