Category: Law

  • AI vs. Humanity: The Great Debate on Ethics, Jobs, and Creativity in the Age of AI

    Albert and Sam, please introduce yourselves. AI Albert: “Greetings, fellow thinkers. I am AI Albert, a dedicated researcher at MetaX Corporation. My passion lies in the boundless potential of artificial intelligence. I believe that AI is the key to unlocking humanity’s greatest achievements, from curing diseases to exploring the cosmos. While challenges and ethical considerations…

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  • **Is AI Art Ethical? The Legal and Moral Dilemma of AI Models and Copyright**

    The ethics of models are particularly tricky because (and I am NOT a lawyer) the models themselves aren’t the infringement per se. At least in the US and most places, works generally fall in 2 buckets: – Derivative: the produced work is clearly a derivation of the original. I paint cat ears on the Mona…

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  • How to Use AI Research Tools Like Gemini 1.5 Without Falling for Fake Information

    What is credible? Google’s newest research tool, Gemini 1.5 with Deep Research, promises to do deep research on a prompt/query and return a comprehensive report. Unfortunately, it has no clue what constitutes credible, especially in very sensitive areas. Here’s an example. With the naive prompt that the average person might use: “Do some research on…

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  • Mind Readings: How to Audit Legislation with Generative AI

    In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to leverage generative AI to analyze government documents, legislation, executive orders, and court judgments. You’ll gain insights into using AI to understand complex legal texts and identify potential issues, such as discrimination or separation of powers violations. You’ll benefit from a step-by-step guide on how to use AI tools…

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  • Mind Readings: How to Audit Legislation with Generative AI

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through a step-by-step process for using generative AI to evaluate government documents, legislation, executive orders, and court judgments at scale using the Laken Riley Law as a live use case. Here's what this means for you. You gain practical techniques to analyze laws for vagueness, bias, weaponization potential, and…

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  • Mind Readings: AI Content Detectors Deep Dive Part 1

    Summary In today's episode, I clarify the often-conflated definitions of plagiarism, copyright infringement, and academic honesty as they relate to generative AI. Here's what this means for you. You'll see why conflating AI use with plagiarism misrepresents how generative models actually work, and why blanket bans on AI may actively harm students and job seekers…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Avoiding Generative AI, Part 1: Legal

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through four legal strategies for avoiding generative AI exposure as part one of a five-part series. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clear legal framework to protect your data, content, and intellectual property from unauthorized AI training. You'll also learn these concepts: how to audit terms…

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  • Mind Readings: Generative AI Prompts Are Code

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why your generative AI prompts are actually programming code and why treating them that way protects both you and your company. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a sharper lens for handling prompt sharing decisions instead of casually handing over what is essentially intellectual property. You'll also…

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  • Almost Timely News, July 28, 2024: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Generative AI for Advanced Citizenship

    Almost Timely News: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Generative AI for Advanced Citizenship (2024-07-28) :: View in Browser ๐Ÿ‘‰ New! Take my new webinar on demand, Generative AI for Email Marketing! Content Authenticity Statement 95% of this week’s newsletter was generated by me, the human. You’ll see AI outputs from Google Gemini and Google NotebookLM in the opening section…

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  • Mind Readings: Who Wins in a Licensed Data War?

    Summary In today's episode, I speculate about who would win a licensed data war in AI if courts ruled that training models on copyrighted data without permission violates intellectual property rights. Here's what this means for you. You'll see how terms of service you already clicked through could decide which AI companies dominate the market…

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