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Why the CDC changed its mask guidance, according to an epidemiologist

Vox: “An expert explains why vaccinated people should wear masks in some indoor settings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now done an about-face on its masking guidelines for people vaccinated against Covid-19. Back in May, the agency said that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 could “resume activities without wearing masks …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective

Explainable artificial intelligence, lawyer’s perspective. Authors: Łukasz Górski, Shashishekar Ramakrishna ICAIL ’21: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law June 2021 Pages 60–68https://doi.org/10.1145/3462757.3466145. Published:21 June 2021 “Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) is a research direction that was already put under scrutiny, in particular in the AI&Law community. Whilst there were notable developments …

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

USGS – Did You Feel It?

USGS: “Did You Feel It? (DYFI) collects information from people who felt an earthquake and creates maps that show what people experienced and the extent of damage. Report it Here – Tell Us! Find the earthquake you felt, and then tell us about it. Not in the list?  Search and View Past Earthquakes. This search …

Subjects: E-Government, Environmental Law

A dataset for evaluating legal question answering on private international law

A dataset for evaluating legal question answering on private international law. Francesco Sovrano, Monica Palmirani, Biagio Distefano,Salvatore Sapienza, Fabio Vitali. ICAIL ’21: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law June 2021 Pages 230–234 https://doi.org/10.1145/3462757.3466094. Published: 21 June 2021. “International Private Law (PIL) is a complex legal domain that presents frequent conflicting …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

What Is My IP Address?

Popular Mechanics: Here’s how a string of numbers can foil your legally dubious plans on the internet….Your external IP address is what you likely think about first when considering that unique string of numbers associated with your internet use. It’s also the IP address that your internet service provider assigns to you, and it’s all …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Introduction to Law Librarianship

Introduction to Law Librarianship. Authors: Zanada Joyner and Cas Laskowski – “Law libraries are a microcosm of the world today, facing unprecedented uncertainty while tackling racism and discrimination in new ways. Libraries have long been at the forefront of racial and social justice activism via community outreach, programming, and collections. But our workforce does not …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media

RAND – Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media Study Overview and Conclusions by Raphael S. Cohen, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Joe Cheravitch, Alyssa Demus, Scott W. Harold, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Jenny Jun, Michael Schwille, Elina Treyger, Nathan Vest “How are state adversaries using disinformation on social media to advance their interests? What does the Joint Force—and the …

Subjects: Defense, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media