‘The billable hour has long dominated law firm pricing models. However, as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes legal work, this traditional approach faces increasing scrutiny.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/will-ai-finally-kill-the-billable-hour-the-rise-of-value-based-pricing

‘The public release of high-profile generative AI models in late 2022 and early 2023 spurred widespread concerns over ‘existential threats’ to humanity from AI. This paper explores how this AI ‘crisis’ impacted ongoing approaches to AI, altering policymakers’ strategies to govern these technologies. Drawing on policy analysis approaches that highlight the role of ideas, this…

‘A US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his diet.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/12/us-man-bromism-salt-diet-chatgpt-openai-health-information

‘Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies manage the human work behind AI development. However, they face accusations of worker exploitation, underpayment and wage theft. Big tech companies benefit from this work model.’ Link: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-revolution-exploitation-gig-workers/

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a novelty in legal services. From contract analysis to legal research and automated correspondence, AI tools are already embedded in many firms’ day-to-day workflows. Yet the regulatory framework has failed to keep pace.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/ai-and-the-solicitors-duty-of-competence-time-for-sra-guidance

‘A judge has criticised lawyers acting for a boy accused of murder for filing misleading information with the courts after failing to check documents created using artificial intelligence.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/14/judge-criticises-lawyers-acting-for-a-boy-accused-of-for-filing-misleading-ai-created-documents-ntwnfb

‘The paper aims to raise awareness of legal issues regarding AI, prompting wider discussion of the topic, and to act as a step towards identifying those areas most in need of law reform.’ Link: https://lawcom.gov.uk/news/artificial-intelligence-and-the-law-a-discussion-paper/

‘Artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out to all police forces to tackle grooming gangs.’ Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-ai-grooming-gangs-tackling-organised-exploitation-programme-b2802377.html

‘We must avoid inequalities between the global north and global south being perpetuated in the digital age.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2025/aug/03/artificial-intelligence-global-south

‘OpenAI has updated its large language model (LLM) in ChatGPT to GPT-5, which it says takes a significant step towards artificial general intelligence (AGI). In a blog post, the company said GPT-5 delivers leaps in accuracy, speed, reasoning, context recognition, structured thinking and problem-solving.’ Link: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366628697/Open-AI-closes-to-gap-to-artifgicial-general-intelligence-with-GPT-5

‘The legal profession is changing as generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools become embedded in legal research and practice. While AI tools promise increased efficiency, they also pose risks to cognitive development, including overload, overreliance, decision fatigue, and the erosion of metacognitive habits. This article applies cognitive psychology frameworks to examine how AI-assisted research affects legal…

‘Manipulation and deception were not born with AI: online architecture of choice can be harmful when it contains dark patterns or deceptive designs. These techniques deceive or manipulate users through interfaces that have the substantial effect of subverting or altering users’ agency, decision-making, or choice as part of their online activities. But AI has the…

‘This paper examines the legal implications of the explicit mentioning of automation bias (AB) in the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). The AIA mandates human oversight for high-risk AI systems and requires providers to enable awareness of AB, i.e., the human tendency to over-rely on AI outputs. The paper analyses the embedding of this extra-juridical concept…

‘OpenAI has claimed to have taken a “significant step” towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the launch of its latest upgrade to ChatGPT, but has admitted there are still “many things” missing in its quest to create a system able to do humans’ jobs.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/07/openai-chatgpt-upgrade-big-step-forward-human-jobs-gpt-5

‘I am more than a little furious. We live in times when far right agitators are stirring up physical violence, and people are getting sucked into internet rabbit holes of conspiracist thinking and outright lies. But, if you wanted to check the facts about something, where else would you turn but to Google, the default…

‘This in-depth analysis explains the statistical nature of generativeAI and how training on copyright-protected data results inpersistent functional dependencies with respect to the useddata. It highlights the challenges of attribution and noveltydetection in these high-dimensional models, emphasising thelimitations of current methodologies. The study providestechnical recommendations for traceability and outputassessment mechanisms.’ Link: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2025/776529/IUST_BRI(2025)776529_EN.pdf

‘Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world’s most popular search engine.’ Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyj4zky4zwo

‘Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all …’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/27/it-wants-users-hooked-and-jonesing-for-their-next-fix-are-young-people-becoming-too-reliant-on-ai

‘UPDATED: AI developers that obtain data from online sources to train ‘general purpose AI’ (GPAI) models must compile a list of the websites from which they sourced the most data – and publish it on their own websites – to comply with the EU AI Act.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/eu-ai-act-copyright-template

‘ChatGPT is launching a “study mode” to encourage responsible academic use of the chatbot, amid rising cases of misuse of artificial intelligence tools at universities.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/29/chatgpt-openai-chatbot-study-mode-universities-students-education

‘This plan focuses on three priorities: strengthening our foundations, embedding AI across justice services, and investing in the people who will deliver this transformation. It aligns with the Prime Minister’s vision to build digital and AI capability across government and supports our departmental priority of delivering swift access to justice.’ Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-action-plan-for-justice/ai-action-plan-for-justice

‘News companies have been warned of a “devastating impact” on online audiences as search results are replaced by AI summaries, after a new study claimed it caused up to 80% fewer clickthroughs.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/24/ai-summaries-causing-devastating-drop-in-online-news-audiences-study-finds

‘Paul Newman KC gives some tips for how AI can help with written advocacy in pensions litigation.’ Link: https://www.pensionsbarrister.com/post/better-than-a-bot

‘Public support on whether students should use artificial intelligence to improve their writing style in coursework is divided.’ Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ai-school-coursework-grammar-students-b2795395.html

‘Sam Altman, leader of one of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence companies, has signed a deal with the British government to explore the deployment of advanced AI models in areas including justice, security and education.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/21/openai-signs-deal-with-uk-to-find-government-uses-for-its-models

‘This article revisits historical debates over the status of photography in the 19th century to shed light on current legal and philosophical challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in the creative sphere. Just as early critics questioned whether photographs could be considered art or original expression, today’s disputes turn on whether AI-generated outputs qualify for copyright…

‘Is the extreme output of X’s AI chatbot Grok shifting the political dial? Chris Stokel-Walker reports.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/jul/21/has-elon-musk-built-a-nazi-chatbot-grok-x-ai-podcast

‘Elon Musk’s xAI dropped the new visual chatbot feature on Monday in the Grok iOS app. The top-tier subscription unlocks access to xAI’s best-performing model, Grok 4 Heavy, and special settings for interacting with two custom characters designed for flirting or chatting. A third character, which looks a bit like a sexy boyfriend, is listed as “coming…

‘This paper examines the European Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI), commonly known as AI Act, through a feminist lens, analysing how the proposed regulatory framework addresses gender, non-discrimination and systemic power imbalances. Drawing on Miranda Fricker’s theory of hermeneutical injustice, Catharine MacKinnon’s feminist legal theory on male dominance, Aníbal Quijano’s…

‘The interface between copyright law and artificial intelligence (AI) is currently the object of global attention. The UK government’s recent public consultation on policy to ensure that ‘the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together’ is an example of this wider interest, as countries engage in…

‘Technology neutrality is a guiding principle of the European Union’s technology regulation, stating that legislation should not favour or discriminate against any particular technology, but rather focus on the effects or functions of technologies broadly. This article examines the principle as a way to future-proof regulation by allowing legislation to adapt to the changes in…

‘The proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly transforming conventional legal practice. The integration of AI into legal services is still in its infancy and faces challenges such as privacy concerns, bias, and the risk of fabricated responses. This research evaluates the performance of the following AI tools: (1) ChatGPT-4, (2) Copilot, (3) DeepSeek, (4)…

‘Recently, we have been inundated with reports about the revolutions brought about by AI. However, much of our knowledge about these ‘revolutions’ arises from media sensationalism and advertising clamor – from AI hype. Therefore, to understand the societal impacts of AI, we must first grapple with its hype and ask: What truly transpires in the…

‘Aeneas program, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/23/google-ai-tool-roman-inscriptions-aeneas

‘Recent advancements in generative AI have raised widespread concern about the use of this technology to spread audio and visual misinformation. In response, there has been a major push among policymakers and technology companies to label AI-generated media appearing online. It remains unclear, however, what types of labels are most effective for this purpose. Here, we evaluate…

‘“Fake news” is an old problem. In recent years, however, increasing usage of social media as a source of information, the spread of unverified medical advice during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise of generative artificial intelligence have seen a rush of legislative proposals seeking to minimize or mitigate the impact of false or malicious…

‘Researcher says tech could replace nearly all human labour within 20 years and societies urgently need to prepare.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/09/futurist-adam-dorr-robots-ai-jobs-replace-human-labour

‘EU policymakers have been urged to apply a two-year postponement to EU AI Act rules due to take effect next month.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/eu-ai-regulation-delay-gpai-high-risk-models

Link: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/artificial-intelligence-2025/uk

‘This study aims to understand citizens’ concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing by applying procedural justice theory. Drawing on data from an online public opinion survey (N = 583) conducted in three northeastern U.S. states (New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), the research examines how perceptions of procedural justice, specifically neutrality, input/voice in…

‘The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reexamine the purpose of higher education.’ Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/07/07/the-end-of-the-english-paper

‘The NHS is to use AI to analyse hospital data and sound the alarm on potential patient safety scandals early, in what will be a world-first.’ Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-streeting-ai-alarm-system-letby-safety-b2779114.html

‘The number of new entry-level UK jobs has dropped by almost a third since the launch of ChatGPT, figures suggest, as companies use artificial intelligence to cut back the size of their workforces.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/30/uk-entry-level-jobs-chatgpt-launch-adzuna

‘Researchers are trying to come up with new, better ways to test AI.’ Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/24/1119187/fix-ai-evaluation-crisis/

Link: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2025/749.html

‘AI will transform industries. However, this transformation will happen on enterprise time: longer, slower, and with far more friction than most expect, and much slower than Silicon Valley is selling. Right now, companies are getting six fundamental things wrong about how AI will create value and how long it will take—and risk wasting resources, overpromising results,…

‘This paper begins with a brief technical explanation of generative AI and how only a small subset of entities – the landlords of creativity – have access to the computational resources and expertise needed to create foundation models that enable audio deepfakes. It then examines how regulatory regimes in America, the European Union (EU), and…

‘A general overview of artificial intelligence (AI) designed for academic students, workers, researchers and teachers. It is a less technical introduction for those of us who are not familiar with computer science. It focuses primarily on generative AI (Gen AI) as this is the tool that is rapidly transforming every aspect of academic work. This…

‘The development of the principle of non-delegation in administrative law was a response to the perceived needs of a ‘modern machinery of government’, which emerged in post-war 1940s Britain. While it ostensibly sought to ensure that decision-makers appropriately retain their decision-making discretion, and through that political accountability, it has developed into a permissive doctrine that…

‘The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence