‘Human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) are valuable tools that help identify, assess and address actual and potential adverse human rights impacts arising from activities, policies or practices, supporting compliance with human rights law and standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights . HRIAs may be used to assess for various reasons e.g., corporate supply chain…

‘This article examines how inference operates as a legal and operational threshold in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. It argues that a system’s capacity to infer how to generate outputs, rather than simply executing predefined instructions, is the key criterion distinguishing AI from traditional automation. Tracing the evolution of the Act’s definition of an ‘AI…

‘AI is changing how legal work is conducted. The 2026 Wolters Kluwer Future Ready Lawyer Report is an annual study conducted by Wolters Kluwer that covers technological and social trends affecting lawyers globally. This year the report surveyed 810 legal professionals across the U.S., China, and Europe. The survey indicates that 92% of legal professionals now utilize…

‘In legal, as in every other sector, AI has become the expected answer before the question is even fully formed. That’s not because it is necessarily the right fit for the problem at hand, but because hesitation has been reframed as falling behind.’ Link: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_practice/resources/law-technology-today/2026/ai-is-not-the-answer-its-a-tool/

‘For victims of targeted, sexualized attacks, searching for redress is not easy: they are blamed for posting pictures of them online, accused of overreacting by the police, and followed for life with the consequences of losing the control over their own body and image.’ Link: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/workers-digital-violence-deepfakes/

‘For the legal profession, Artificial intelligence has moved remarkably swiftly from novelty to utility within the past few years. Firms of solicitors are increasingly using, and indeed relying upon, large language models (‘LLMs’) and other generative AI-powered tools to assist with legal research, drafting and reviewing documents, disclosure, and case management. Used appropriately, these tools…

‘Anthropic ⁠said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked ⁠systems of ⁠three ​organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI ⁠revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long ⁠hacking spree at AI ​firm Hugging ‌Face.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/30/anthropic-ai-claude-hack

‘Journalists are mnemonically dispossessed in the age of large language models. To accept News Corp CEO Robert Thomson’s 2026 redefinition of journalism as an ‘input’ alongside semiconductors and datacentres is to deny the human provenance of what it means to make and to consume news. Licensing deals now being signed between major press groups and…

‘This article develops the concept of justice-centred artificial intelligence (AI) through Hannah Arendt’s thinking on the danger of a machine world replacing the real world and the freedom achieved in communities of equals. It explores how regulation might advance localised forms of justice concerning AI development and deployment reframing corporate accountability from transparency to enforceable…

‘Containing the technology is getting harder.’ Link: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/22/why-the-openai-escape-is-the-most-worrying-ai-mishap-yet

‘Acts of sexualized violence against women, children, and members of the LGBTQI+ community through technological means are on the rise. They represent an extension of patriarchal power dynamics into the digital sphere. In this context, generative AI is increasingly used as a tool of such violence. The consequences extend far beyond individual harm and can…

‘This article critically engages with the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the conceptual foundations of legal discourse by distinguishing between ‘easy’ and ‘hard’ problems. Easy problems encompass those issues that, while complex and demanding, can be managed within existing legal paradigms through conceptual refinement and adaptation. In contrast, hard problems fundamentally challenge the…

‘This study examines the consistency and agreement between generative AI (GenAI)-enabled and human assessments of written assignments in a teacher development course on service-learning. Using a rubric with nine elements, thirty-seven proposals were independently graded by human assessors and OpenAI GPT-4.1. Results show that GenAI tended to assign higher grades than humans, particularly in elements…

‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is to continue exploring “proportionate transparency” on the use of AI in preparing witness statements for trial but will not extend it to other documents.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/civil-and-criminal-courts-put-focus-on-witnesses-use-of-ai

‘The prospect of AI levelling the playing field for smaller Irish legal practices appears close. The key to ‘David’ taking on the ‘Goliath’ law firms of this world will be in integrating AI with daily workflow. Sorcha Corcoran launches her slingshot.’ Link: https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/in-depth/2026/july/AI-will-improve-sme-competiveness/

‘As AI use proliferates into areas like the law, what happens when AI hallucinations make their way into court documents, and eventually court verdicts? RaisuL Sourav outlines the trend of AI-generated fictitious claims finding their way into court orders, and warns that the British legal system is particularly vulnerable.’ Link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-ai-could-corrupt-court-verdicts/

‘The article addresses the challenges that increasing capabilities pose to freedom of thought and conscience. The author contrasts the ongoing debate about the ability to manipulate the human mind with the deeply rooted theories and judicial treatments of freedom of thought and conscience and argues for renewed attention to the subject. Briefly noting that the…

‘This paper examines researcher independence in doctoral education, particularly in the context of an AI-enabled learning environment. Traditionally associated with intellectual autonomy, methodological competence and original knowledge production, researcher independence remains a central, yet often underdefined, expectation of the PhD journey. The integration of AI technologies can complicate existing assumptions about independence, thereby necessitating its…

‘Questions of law and regulation raised by the emergence of agentic AI tools in the payments market need to be addressed as a priority if the UK is to strengthen its position as a global leader in AI‑enabled financial services, the UK government has said.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/high-priority-establish-agentic-payment-protocols

‘Generative artificial intelligence has entered higher education with astonishing speed, provoking both excitement and anxiety. Much of the public debate has centred on how students might use – or misuse – these tools. Concerns about academic integrity, assessment and originality dominate the conversation.’ Link: https://wonkhe.com/blogs/from-artificial-to-actual-intelligence-reclaiming-the-human-university/

‘Legislatures worldwide are increasingly developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools, yet political scientists still lack a shared framework for systematically comparing them. This article proposes a ‘Dual-Layer Model’ for analysing parliamentary AI tools, distinguishing between what these tools do and the actors involved in their use, that is, where inputs originate and where outputs are directed.…

‘Babies are tremendous learning machines, and key advances for AI may soon be found in the architecture of their little brains.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-isnt-smarter-than-a-baby-yet/

‘A regional court in Munich has held Google directly liable for false statements produced by its AI Overviews. The decision, handed down on 28 May 2026 (LG München I, 28.05.2026, Az. 26 O 869/26), grants an interim injunction to a publishing house wrongly described, in a Übersicht mit KI (AI overview), as running subscription scams and operating under shifting…

‘In early July, Meta rolled out a new feature where anyone using its AI app could tag public Instagram accounts and generate images using their likenesses. Meta’s decision to turn the feature on by default, so that Instagram users had to actively opt out, was controversial.’ Link: https://www.wired.com/story/please-stop-making-me-opt-out-of-ai/

‘Death no longer ends a person’s digital existence. Generative AI can now take what someone leaves behind, such as recorded voices, old posts, and years of accumulated data, and turn it into a synthetic clone that speaks and acts on its own. The law has not caught up. Grieving practices are being reshaped without public…

‘Shalini Patel and Omid Golahmadi examine how the proposed AI age assessment technology would work, the legal framework surrounding age assessments, and the challenges that Facial Age Estimation may present within the UK’s existing safeguarding system.’ Link: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/309-children-protection-features/101069-can-ai-determine-a-child-s-age-the-legal-questions-behind-the-home-offices-use-of-facial-age-estimation

‘Even in an increasingly digitally mediated higher education, the release of ChatGPT in late 2022 seemed different. This paradigm shift was due to the ability of this technology to potentially complete student and staff work. It questions not only academic practice but the purpose of the university. Incorporating GenAI into universities policies and practice, therefore,…

‘Drawing on over 182 million UK job postings from January 2017 to November 2025, we investigate how the association between demand for creativity and artificial intelligence (AI) skills evolves across UK occupational labour market areas following ChatGPT’s release. Our findings reveal a strengthened positive association between demand for these two skillsets post-ChatGPT, particularly in local…

‘The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools across the legal profession raises fundamental questions relating to confidentiality and legal professional privilege (LPP). Generative AI systems are now routinely deployed for many tasks, including research, drafting and document review (and there is an enormous level of further investment in legal AI tools). Yet the very architecture…

‘AI tools are twisting online messages on sensitive political topics about everything from abortion to climate change in ways that could snowball to reshape long-term public opinion, experts have said.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/06/ai-altering-meaning-of-users-drafts-on-issues-from-abortion-to-climate-study-finds

‘This study investigates academic librarians’ perceptions of ethical risk associated with the adoption of generative AI for various libraries in terms of data privacy breaches, threats to intellectual freedom, and algorithmic biases. The study also examines how AI ethics competence and institutional support can lead to responsible use intentions. The study employs a quantitative research…

‘Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism’s tendency to replace living labor with machines can help shed light on how AI take-up may develop.’ Link: https://jacobin.com/2026/07/marx-neoclassical-economics-ai-labor

‘At the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou, students can listen to lectures given by AI avatars that look and speak just like Albert Einstein or mathematician John Nash. The avatars can even answer students’ questions.’ Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01674-7

‘This code of practice supports compliance with the AI Act transparency obligations related to marking and labelling of AI-generated content.’ Link: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-ai-generated-content

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the learning process, offering new opportunities and challenges for self-regulated learning (SRL). While autonomy during the SRL process can be satisfied by external support, such as AI and teachers’ guidance, critical thinking is a crucial internal prerequisite skill for SRL with AI. However, the impact of students’ perception of AI…

‘Our obsession with AI code-writing tools is overwhelming the web’s unsung human caretakers.’ Link: https://www.ft.com/content/cec8df9e-b43b-4cd1-8feb-c07e804e8d33?syn-25a6b1a6=1

‘What the bench, bar, and counsel owe self-represented litigants who have trusted an AI tool that’s led them astray.’ Link: https://nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/opinion/2026/ai-blindness-in-the-courtroom

‘This report examines the available evidence on AI and data-driven technologies in administrative, civil, and family justice settings in the UK.’ Link: https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/publications/artificial-intelligence-justice

‘We have moved rapidly from an era of deterministic, rule-based algorithms to one of probabilistic, deep learning systems that exhibit emergent behaviors. In response to the opacity and autonomy of these systems, global regulators have instinctively reached for a familiar mechanism to govern digital risk: the human being.’ Link: https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/redefining-the-standard-of-human-oversight-for-ai-negligence

‘Media landscapes have shifted more rapidly than ever, and one of the most challenging developments is the rise of deepfake technology. A deepfake is a type of synthetic media created by AI that can convincingly mimic real people and real events. These digital creations can affect public perception, political discourse, and even personal lives. As…

‘A US university has announced a ban on laptops and smartphones for incoming law students in an effort to combat AI usage.’ Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/laptop-ban-university-ai-backlash-b3013911.html

‘When Colorado replaced its landmark AI law in May 2026, the move looked like a retreat from ambitious lawmaking. The state abandoned a first-of-its-kind framework that required companies to actively prevent algorithmic discrimination. That’s the risk that automated systems produce biased outcomes based on race, gender, age or other protected characteristics when making decisions about people’s jobs, loans or…

‘AI tools are suggested as solutions to assist public agencies with heavy workloads. In public defense — where a constitutional right to counsel meets the complexities of law, overwhelming caseloads, and constrained resources — practitioners face especially taxing conditions. Yet, there is little evidence of how AI could meaningfully support defenders’ day-to-day work. In partnership…

‘The Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/07/bank-of-england-fpc-capital-rules-buffers-ai-debt-fuelled-investments

‘UNESCO welcomes the launch of the new UNESCO Chair in AI Law & Sustainability at National University of Singapore Centre for International Law, whose work will strengthen thought leadership in law and the governance of artificial intelligence. This exchange with the inaugural Chairholder, Dr Jon Truby, was conducted by Teow Junhao (UNESCO) in July 2026.’…

‘The ballooning wordage spewed out by bots is causing a surge in complexity and volume for staff to deal with as cases rise by 37 per cent in a year.’ Link: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/ai-complaints-threaten-to-overwhelm-legal-ombudsman-jnrpc9rgq

‘An employment judge has pointed out that documents apparently created by artificial intelligence would have been easier to understand had the litigant in person written ‘using their own words’.’ Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/stick-to-your-own-words-rather-than-ai-judge-tells-lip/5127328.article

‘I am not sure, exactly, how many ChatGPT signs, flyers, or advertisements I had seen without noticing. But I do remember that once I began noticing them, I saw them everywhere. A few blocks from my house, on a display easel: “Break Free Surfing California: SURF LESSONS VENICE BEACH.” On Instagram, a going out of…

‘Generative AI is reshaping higher education and prompting a re‑evaluation of traditional assessment practices. This study examines undergraduate university students’ experiences and perceptions of undertaking an AI-integrated coursework assessment, whereby students were tasked with critically evaluating ChatGPT generated scientific output. An AI-integrated assessment case studyis presented, followed by a mixed-methods analysis of questionnaire data, open-ended…

‘Since ChatGPT was released towards the tail end of 2022, many of those working in professional services industries have been monitoring the huge strides made in generative artificial intelligence (AI) with a mixture of excitement, bemusement and some degree of existential dread.’ Link: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal-hub/articles/big-ai-v-big-law-jude-law-harvey-specter-and-why-the-legal-ai-arms-race-is-only-just-beginning/