Monthly archives: June, 2023

‘AI Arms Race’: Privacy Class Action Claims ChatGPT Is ‘Catastrophic Risk to Humanity’

Law.com – The lawsuit likens Open AI’s alleged privacy violations to complaints against Clearview AI for scraping photos off the internet for commercial gain: “A proposed class action lawsuit against Open AI and ChatGPT investor Microsoft Corp. is seeking a court order requiring the generative artificial-intelligence platform to stop its alleged secret “harvesting” of personal …

Subjects: AI, Courts, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Microsoft, Privacy

Covid Hip – Covid info, risks, and resources

Covid info hub, highlighting risks and ways to reduce your risk, and linking to other resources. Covid is not just a cold. Every infection with covid puts you at risk of many long term problems. There is overwhelming evidence that every infection can cause damage which will impact your long term health. It may also …

Subjects: Legal Research

How to send a text message from Gmail

Tom’s Guide: “Sending someone a text message from your Gmail account is one of those features not everyone will use very often, but it’s super handy to know how to do it —especially in a pinch.  Maybe you need to get in touch with someone notorious for never checking their phone (guilty, your honor) but …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Internet

The Search for Case Dockets & Documents Around the World

Reposted with permission from AALL Spectrum, Volume 27, Number 6 (July/August 2023), pgs 48-50. By Rachel Green, Faculty Services Librarian; Caitlin Hunter, Reference Librarian; Sherry Leysen, Reference Librarian and Lynn McClelland, Reference Librarian, UCLA, Hugh & Hazel Darling Law Library Tips for locating court records in non-U.S. jurisdictions (and why we should appreciate PACER more). Legal …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Education, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump ‘Standing Order’ to Declassify Not Found by DOJ, Intelligence Agency

Bloomberg, Jason Leopold: “A “standing order” that former President Donald Trump has claimed authorized him to instantly declassify documents removed from the Oval Office could not be found by either the Justice Department or Office of Director of National Intelligence. The disclosure by the agencies was made in response to a Freedom of Information Act …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Human health depends on thriving oceans

The Lancet, June 7, 2023: Human health depends on thriving oceans: “Healthy oceans, from coastal waters to remote high seas and deep seabed areas, are integral to human health, wellbeing, and survival. Covering over 71% of the Earth’s surface, the oceans serve as an essential carbon sink. Oceans also regulate climate-associated human health risks between …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition, Health Care

Federal Judicial Financial Disclosure Reports

“Overview – This site contains financial disclosure reports for judicial officers, including bankruptcy, magistrate, and special trial judges. This site includes all judges’ 2021 and future financial disclosure reports that are currently available for release. Request Additional Reports – Judges’ 2017 to 2020 and judicial employees’ 2017 to 2022 financial disclosure reports are available by …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Generative AI Raises Competition Concerns

“Generative AI has the potential to rapidly transform the way we live, work, and interact. Within just a few months, generative AI chatbots and applications have launched and scaled across industries and reached hundreds of millions of people. AI is increasingly becoming a basic part of daily life. Generative AI depends on a set of …

Subjects: AI, E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Intellectual Property, Legal Research

AI and the Financial System – June 28, 2023

AI and the Financial System – June 28, 2023 – This column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights the fast paced impact of AI on many facets of the global financial system. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research