Day archives: August 28th, 2024

Canada’s Record-breaking 2023 Wildfires

World Resources Institute – Released Nearly 4 Times More Carbon than Global Aviation– “Canada’s 2023 wildfires made international headlines, causing billions of dollars in property damage, displacing thousands of people from their homes, and spewing air pollution that traveled as far as Europe and China. A new analysis shows that the wildfires also had a …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Health Care, Transportation

Consumer Reports survey: Many Americans concerned about AI, algorithms

Washington, DC – “A new nationally representative Consumer Reports survey  explores Americans’ attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making. The survey found that a majority of Americans are uncomfortable about the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making technology around major life moments as it relates to housing, employment, and healthcare. CR conducted this multi-mode …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Economy, Education, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September

CNBC: “The Biden administration on Friday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid-19 tests to American households in late September as the virus has gained a stronger foothold in the U.S. this summer. Americans will soon be able to use COVIDtests.gov to request four free tests, administration officials told reporters during a briefing. The …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

Artificial Intelligence and Privacy

Solove, Daniel J., Artificial Intelligence and Privacy (February 1, 2024). 77 Florida Law Review (forthcoming Jan 2025), GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2024-36, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2024-36, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4713111 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4713111  – “This Article aims to establish a foundational understanding of the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) …

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

Jack Smith attempts to immunity-proof his January 6 Trump indictment. Mostly.

Law Dork: “Donald Trump was indicted again on Tuesday, a superseding indictment in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of the former president for his actions seeking to overturn the 2020 election. The superseding indictment in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., was Smith’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s July decision holding that former presidents …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research