Monthly archives: February, 2024

OpenAI’s Sora Explained

YouTube / WSJ – “OpenAI just revealed Sora – an AI video generator that creates hyper-realistic scenes and animated worlds in moments. But the tech isn’t perfect. There are also concerns over misinformation, with OpenAI saying it’s taking actions to get ready for the 2024 presidential election, including prohibiting the use of its tools for …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

Libraries are on the front lines of America’s problems

Axios: “…Zoom out: At the same time, libraries are grappling with everything from the high cost of e-books to the need to provide free outdoor Wi-Fi so people without broadband can have off-hours access. Many libraries are trying to ease food insecurity by adding gardens, nutrition classes, food pantries and cooking lessons. “During the pandemic, …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Food and Nutrition, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated February 2024

Violence Against Women and International Law – Updated February 2024 – Sabrina I. Pacifici is identifying and documenting pertinent sources for researchers on the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack and violence against women and girls. The guide was originally published on November 23, 2023 – link here, and had 8 pertinent sources on this topic comprising …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

Artificial Intelligence for Academic Support in Law Schools and Universities

Murray, Michael D., Artificial Intelligence for Academic Support in Law Schools and Universities (September 6, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4564227 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4564227 “The current models of verbal generative artificial intelligence (AI)—Bing Chat, GPT-4 and Chat GPT, Bard, Claude, and others, and the current models of visual generative AI—DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and others—can play …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

New York judge rebukes law firm for using ChatGPT to justify its fees

FT.com [unpaywalled]: “A New York judge has scolded a law firm for citing ChatGPT to support its application for “excessive” attorneys’ fees of up to $600 an hour. The Cuddy Law Firm had invoked the predictive artificial intelligence tool in a declaration to the court over a case it won against the city’s education department. …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Financial System, Legal Research

The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech

The Verge: “Social media companies have long made their own rules about the content they allow on their sites. But a pair of cases set to be argued before the Supreme Court on Monday will test the limits of that freedom, examining whether they can be legally required to host users’ speech. The cases, Moody …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Education, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Legal Research, Libraries, Social Media

The Fraternity of Legal Style

Chew, Alexa, The Fraternity of Legal Style (December 5, 2023). 20 Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD 39 (2023), UNC Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4655190, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4655190 “This article examines the writing experts cited in—and exalted by—legal style books. Legal style books help lawyers refine their writing, learn new techniques, and get motivated. …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research