Scientific American has a good summary of what the Biden Executive Order says–and doesn’t say. Their bottom line:
Finally, the executive order on its own is insufficient for tackling all the problems posed by advancing AI. Executive orders are inherently limited in their power and can be easily reversed. Even the order itself calls on
NPR is reporting that the NY Times is considering legal action against Open AI, the maker of ChatGPT:
For weeks, the Times and the maker of ChatGPT have been locked in tense negotiations over reaching a licensing deal in which OpenAI would pay the Times for incorporating its stories in the tech company’s AI
How can you know whether AI is real or hype? One of the best ways is to look for leading indicators:
Who is interested in AI? When you see top pros that you respect taking AI seriously it’s a pretty good sign that you also should take it seriously.
Joan Feldman, for example. Her
Best analysis I’ve seen on the impact of AI on the practice of law. A key quote:
[M]ost of the short-term claims being made about its impact on lawyers and the courts hugely overstate its likely impact. More significantly, I think that most of the long-term claims hugely understate its impact.
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Kevin O’Keefe: “Few in the States seems prepared to regulate AI.”
Kevin has a rare gift for understatement.
At least the EU is trying, but I am under impressed by what they have come up with so far. No EU policy will or even could do for AI what Diamond v. Chakrabarty did
Lou is here.
One of the best ways to gauge the significance of something is to watch who is interested. Greg Siskind is all over AI. Kevin O’Keefe is heavily invested in AI. When heavy hitters with a track record of leadership are wrapped up in exploiting a new technology, it’s real.
Lou is
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“There was music in the cafes at night, there was revolution in the air.”
— Bob Dylan, Tangled Up In Blue
Suffolk University Law School Dean Andrew Perlman thinks the effect of AI on lawyers will be much bigger than the effect of the Internet. The Internet didn’t fundamentally change the way lawyers
Julie Bays‘ new AI-focused blog looks promising. Suggestions possibly relevant to other new bloggers:
Many lawyers, possibly to help preserve their peace of mind, tend to underestimate the potential impact of AI on their practices. Professors Elizabeth C. Tippett and Charlotte Alexander have a key insight in their article Robots Are Coming for the Lawyers:
Imagine what a lawyer does on a given day: researching cases, drafting briefs,