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Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI Use and Management at Federal Agencies (GAO) – “Recent growth in AI capabilities has spurred a corresponding rise in public interest. Developments in generative AI—which can create text, images, audio, video, and other content when prompted by a user—have revolutionized how the technology can be used in many industries. However, generative …
Free Law Project: “We’re thrilled to introduce the latest upgrade to CourtListener: transcripts for oral arguments! CourtListener already hosts the largest collection of oral argument audio online—over 3.2 million minutes (and counting). Now, thanks to our partnership with OpenAI, we’re making these recordings even more powerful. With today’s release, you can now search them, set …
Cloudflare: “We are observing stealth crawling behavior from Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine. Although Perplexity initially crawls from their declared user agent, when they are presented with a network block, they appear to obscure their crawling identity in an attempt to circumvent the website’s preferences. We see continued evidence that Perplexity is repeatedly modifying their …
Above The Law: “After confessing the firm submitted a post-trial motion citing a non-existent case helpfully supplied by ChatGPT (Opens in a new window), Goldberg Segalla cut ties with partner Danielle Malaty. Presumably, the firm hoped that would be the end of it. But it seems that filing was just the amuse-bouche! Upon realizing that …
Science Advances: “Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can generate and revise text with human-level performance. These models come with clear limitations, can produce inaccurate information, and reinforce existing biases. Yet, many scientists use them for their scholarly writing. But how widespread is such LLM usage in the academic literature? To answer this question for …
Safrer AI: “We rate frontier AI companies’ risk management practices. Our objective is to make frontier AI safer through improved risk management practices and to enhance the accountability of private actors shaping the development of AI. Advanced AI systems are arguably one of the most transformative technologies ever built. Frontier AI companies are advancing technology …
UCSF – “In a post-truth world, this false belief researcher offers a simple three-step recipe for building trust and finding common ground. Hint: It starts by recognizing you might be wrong. America has a misinformation problem. It’s in our news feeds, on our social media timelines, and at our kitchen tables. It’s driving wedges between …
Fast Company – no paywall – “Google is indexing conversations with ChatGPT that users have sent to friends, families, or colleagues—turning private exchanges intended for small groups into search results visible to millions. A basic Google site search using part of the link created when someone proactively clicks “Share” on ChatGPT can uncover conversations where …
Via LLRX – AI In Finance and Banking July 31, 2025. This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links …
UK. Law Commission: “The paper aims to raise awareness of legal issues regarding AI, prompting wider discussion of the topic, and to act as a step towards identifying those areas most in need of law reform. ” July 31, 2025.”…With the rapid development and improved performance of AI has come increased investment and wider and more …
Via LLRX – Jerry Lawson reviews Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna’s new book, The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want (Harper 2025).
Gizmodo: “Mark Massaro has taught English Composition at Florida Southwestern State College for years, but his job became significantly more difficult in 2023. Not long after AI apps like ChatGPT became freely available, higher education throughout the U.S. was hit with a tsunami of automated cheating. Students have been using AI to write essays—and the …
