‘Pressure on the UK government to legislate on the issue of AI and copyright is expected to intensify in the months ahead as a statutory timeframe for action kicks into effect.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/ai-and-copyright-post-data-bill-uk-timeline-2026

‘Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has won the backing of a judge in a copyright lawsuit brought by a group of authors, in the second legal victory for the US artificial intelligence industry this week.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/26/meta-wins-ai-copyright-lawsuit-as-us-judge-rules-against-authors

‘At the start of the year, the Prime Minister outlined the UK Government’s vision for making the UK a global leader in AI innovation in its response to the AI Opportunities Action Plan.’ Link: https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blogs/immigration-law-blog/the-uk-governments-plan-for-ai-and-the-uk-immigration-white-paper

‘In this article, we investigate the relationship between human oversight and fairness within the evolving framework of EU AI regulatory governance. We address two core research questions: (1) How are human oversight and fairness related? and (2) To what extent does the AI Act establish a framework for human oversight that effectively supports the implementation…

Link: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/18/pdfs/ukpga_20250018_en.pdf

‘The BBC is threatening legal action against Perplexity AI, in the corporation’s first move to protect its content from being scraped without permission to build artificial intelligence technology.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/20/bbc-threatens-legal-action-against-ai-startup-over-content-scraping

‘The Commission has launched a public consultation to gather input on implementing the AI Act’s rules on high-risk AI systems.’ Link: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launches-public-consultation-high-risk-ai-systems

‘This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition. In a fourth session, LLM users were reassigned to Brain-only group (LLM-to-Brain), and Brain-only users were reassigned to LLM condition (Brain-to-LLM). A…

‘As AI adoption increases, surveillance-related chilling effects are likely to impair individuals’ ability to freely develop their identities. This article examines International Human Rights Law’s (IHRL) approach to the protection of identity to assess its preparedness against this challenge. It determines that while identity is a central concept in IHRL, no clear and unified approach…

‘In October 2023 I wrote in the Solicitors Journal that the legal profession must balance the potential benefits and risks of the widespread use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), but also make sure that future legal professionals have the knowledge to understand it. Law graduates need to dedicate proper attention to digital skills around AI…

‘In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) models have grown in size and complexity, driving greater demand for computational power and natural resources. In parallel to this trend, transparency around the costs and impacts of these models has decreased, meaning that the users of these technologies have little to no information about their resource demands and…

‘The artificial intelligence boom means the Environment Agency has no idea how much water England will be short of in future decades, as datacentres do not have to report how much they are using to cool their servers.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/17/ai-boom-environment-agency-cannot-predict-future-water-shortages-england-data-centres

‘The integration of AI into judicial systems is transforming how judges and legal professionals work. AI tools have been proposed for tasks such as legal research, decision support, evidence analysis, and case management. However, little work has been done to inform the design of AI systems that might be used in judges’ day-to-day work activities.…

Link: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ayinde-v-London-Borough-of-Haringey-and-Al-Haroun-v-Qatar-National-Bank.pdf

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) should introduce an “overriding” ethical duty for lawyers, much like the overriding objective in civil procedure, academics at the UCL Centre for Ethics and Law have argued.’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/leading-legal-academics-call-for-overriding-ethical-duty

‘The EU’s highest court could clarify whether rights press publishers have to control the reproduction of their content online are engaged where extracts of their content are displayed to users of generative AI (gen-AI) tools operated by other businesses.’ Link: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/ai-copyright-questions-eu-court

‘All civil servants in England and Wales will get practical training in how to use artificial intelligence to speed up their work from this autumn, the Guardian has learned.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/all-civil-servants-in-england-and-wales-to-get-ai-training

‘A vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five international airports.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/06/planned-ai-datacentre-in-england-could-cause-five-times-emissions-of-big-airport

‘Arbitrators who use artificial intelligence (AI) in their decisions have been warned against “cognitive inertia” in new guidelines from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb).’ Link: https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/arbitrators-who-use-ai-warned-against-cognitive-inertia

‘Teachers in England can use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up marking and write letters home to parents, new government guidance says.’ Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kvyj7dkp0o

‘The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a new AI and biometrics strategy in a bid to ensure organisations are developing and deploying new technologies lawfully.’ Link: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/information-law/398-information-law-news/61185-ico-launches-ai-and-biometrics-strategy

‘On Tuesday, 6th May, 2025, Professor Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos organised an influential symposium entitled ‘AI and Modern Technologies in Criminal Justice: Opportunities and Human Rights Implications’ held  at the City Law School, City St George’s, University of London. It was focused on discussing the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies on the criminal…

‘In a world where one’s digital blueprint has already become a determining factor for the achievement of various socio-economic rights such as employment, education, and other personal milestones, the prospect of automating this screening and extending it to migration and border control could reshape the globe’s demographics in profound ways. Indeed, an increasingly debated topic…

‘The Civil Justice Council has created a working group to examine the use of artificial intelligence in preparing court documents and consider recommending amendments to procedure rules. Terms of reference should be published within the next few weeks, a spokesperson told the Gazette.’ Link: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/fake-citations-civil-justice-council-sets-up-ai-working-group/5123520.article

‘Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, have demonstrated impressive capabilities in summarisation and content generation. However, they are infamously prone to hallucination, fabricating plausible information and presenting it as fact. In the context of legal research, this poses significant risk. This paper, written by Sally McLaren and Lily Rowe, examines how widely available AI applications respond to fabricated…

‘James Lloyd discusses the judgment handed down on 6 June 2025 in Ayinde v London Borough of Haringey and Al-Haroun v Qatar National Bank [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), in which the Divisional Court issued a powerful warning to legal professionals about the risks of using generative artificial intelligence tools for legal research and drafting, and provided a stark reminder of…

‘Internet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/08/campainers-urge-uk-watchdog-to-limit-use-of-ai-after-report-of-meta-plan-to-automate-checks

‘The social media platform Reddit has sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, alleging that it is illegally “scraping” the comments of Reddit users to train its chatbot Claude.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/04/reddit-lawsuit-ai-startup-anthropic-data

‘The task of reading and rating the thousands of outputs submitted to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework is notoriously Herculean. Could AI ease the burden – or would its use undermine the whole point of having REF panels? As Jisc consults on that question, four writers offer their views.’ Link: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/could-generative-ai-improve-ref

‘The House of Lords has dealt a fourth defeat to the government over its plans to allow tech companies to use copyrighted material to train their models.’ Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrgv2n190o

‘The Utah court of appeals has sanctioned a lawyer after he was discovered to have used ChatGPT for a filing he made in which he referenced a nonexistent court case.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/31/utah-lawyer-chatgpt-ai-court-brief

‘The government has run a trial of using artificial intelligence (AI) with 20,000 civil servants which it said demonstrates they could save nearly two weeks each annually by using the technology.’ Link: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366625063/Microsoft-Copilot-AI-saves-civil-service-hours-of-admin-work

‘As more students use generative AI for help with their work, UK universities are scrambling to root out cheating by students who submit assignments wholly or partially written using AI chat bots such as ChatGPT. ‘ Link: https://www.5sah.co.uk/knowledge-hub/articles/2025-05-20/ai-in-universities-the-fine-line-between-help-and-misconduct-sharmistha-michaels-writes-for-solicitors-journal

‘As generative AI (GenAI) continues to permeate academia, distinguishing between student-authored essays and those by Large Language Models (LLMs) becomes crucial for maintaining academic integrity. This study conducted a survey on the ethical awareness of using generative AI tools among a group of STEM students (n=156). Also, we empirically evaluate the effectiveness of state-of-the-art LLM…

‘Local councils across the country are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at streamlining tasks in the planning process and social care, including note-taking.’ Link: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/governance/396-governance-news/61064-councils-to-use-ai-for-preparing-meeting-minutes-as-part-of-government-trial

‘Alcohol plays a significant role in crime, and whilst police data may contain a measure of alcohol-related crime, it is not entirely accurate. This study presents a new measure of alcohol-related crime in police data. A natural language processing algorithm was applied to crime descriptions in police data, to identify crimes as alcohol-related or not.…

‘”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 information spread…

‘This paper examines the profound challenges posed by manipulative artificial intelligence (AI) and critically evaluates the adequacy of the EU AI Act in mitigating these threats. Modern AI technologies possess the capability to influence human cognition and behaviour imperceptibly, thus endangering cognitive freedom, the fundamental right to autonomous thought. Although the EU AI Act classifies…

‘In my recent article, I discussed the growing legal implications of “AI hallucinations,” a phenomenon where artificial intelligence confidently provides incorrect or misleading information. These instances, while sounding accurate, can lead to serious consequences when relied upon in professional, legal, or personal decision-making.’ Link: https://insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102kbft/introducing-the-international-ai-hallucination-false-misleading-case-tracker-u

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a ubiquitous concept in numerous domains, including the legal system. AI has the potential to revolutionize the functioning of the judiciary and the dispensation of justice. Incorporating AI into the legal system offers the prospect of enhancing decision-making for judges, lawyers, and legal professionals, while concurrently providing the public…

‘Google on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to other websites.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/20/google-ai-mode-search-engine-developers-conference

‘Algorithmic systems are increasingly being adopted by cultural heritage institutions like libraries. In this study, we investigate U.S. public libraries’ adoption of one specific automated tool — automated collection diversity audits — which we see as an illuminating case study for broader trends. Typically developed and sold by commercial book distributors, automated diversity audits aim…

‘The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public administration is expanding rapidly, moving from automating routine tasks to deploying generative and agentic systems that autonomously act on goals. While AI promises greater efficiency and responsiveness, its integration into government functions raises concerns about fairness, transparency, and accountability. This article applies principal-agent theory (PAT) to conceptualize…

‘This study investigates the discriminatory impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven content moderation on social media platforms (SMPs), particularly in the Global South, where cultural and linguistic diversity often clash with the Western-centric AI frameworks. Platforms like Meta increasingly rely on AI algorithms to moderate vast amounts of content, but research shows that these algorithms disproportionately…

‘This refreshed guidance has been developed to assist judicial office holders in relation to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It updates and replaces the guidance document issued in December 2023.’ Link: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Refreshed-AI-Guidance-published-version-website-version.pdf

‘As artificial intelligence (AI) regulations evolve and the regulatory landscape develops and becomes more complex, ensuring compliance with ethical guidelines and legal frameworks remains a challenge for AI developers. This paper introduces an AI-driven self-assessment chatbot designed to assist users in navigating the European Union AI Act and related standards. Leveraging a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)…

‘Hacked AI-powered chatbots threaten to make dangerous knowledge readily available by churning out illicit information the programs absorb during training, researchers say.’ Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/21/most-ai-chatbots-easily-tricked-into-giving-dangerous-responses-study-finds

‘The development of brain-reading technologies has raised expectations that it will finally be possible to detect lies. However, the existence of these new technologies has also raised fears that the authorities might use them to read people’s minds without their consent and obtain evidence that could be used against them in criminal proceedings, a scenario…

‘In this study, the application of Large Language Models (LLMs) in simulation-based training of law enforcement officers is being assessed. Adaptability, real-time response capabilities and dynamic and personalised learning experiences, which closely simulate real-life policing scenarios, are the hallmarks of LLMs. LLMs adjust scenarios according to trainee input to enhance learning engagement, facilitate better decision-making,…

‘Taking the claims of Artificial Intelligence firms seriously implies that these firms now benefit from legal defaults and vacuums that allow them to enclose economically relevant intellectual capacity and therefore cause mass displacement of labour. This process is carried out unilaterally and without compensation, and thus likely results in the pauperisation of a significant proportion…