Lawyer Ex Machina #37: pausing AI?
AI
A "Viewpoint" article from JAMA Networks on AI-generated medical advice considers some of the legal and regulatory protections (and lack thereof) for medical advice within and outside of the doctor-patient relationship.
Related: Would AI chatbots fall under the safe harbor of Section 230? According to two of the authors of the legislation - no, the law does not apply to AI-generated content. [Washington Post ($)]
"Can Law Students Develop the Expertise Necessary to Supervise Legal Chatbots by Using Legal Chatbots?"
California State Senator Bill Dodds held a virtual town hall on artificial intelligence last week. [Video]
From the Brookings Institute: How various states are starting to address AI regulation.
Profs. Daniel Schwarcz and Jonathan Choi are circulating a draft paper: "AI Tools for Lawyers: A Practical Guide"
The Center for AI and Digital Policy has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission to encourage the commission to investigate OpenAI and "enjoin further commercial releases of GPT-4." [Story | Press release | Complaint]
Blockchain
Cryptocurrency exchange Biance and its CEO are being sued by the Commodities Trading Futures Commission (CTFC) over alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act. [CTFC press release]
Former FTX Chairman Sam Bankman-Fried has been indicted on federal charges for foreign bribery, accused of paying $40 million to Chinese officials.
Data Privacy
From Motherboard:
"For years, the DEA secretly paid workers inside U.S. agencies and companies for access to user data, rather than going to a court to obtain a search warrant for such data. That included paying sources inside the parcel industry to open and reroute packages; airline industry sources who provided flight itineraries, dates of birth, and seat numbers; and workers at private bus companies who provided daily lists of passengers who bought tickets in cash."
In addition to cellphone location data, the FBI has purchased Internet data in bulk from a private vendor.
Events
April 6, 12 noon EDT (9 am PDT): The International Future of Law Association is hosting a virtual exploratory discussion and workshop on ChatGPT and legal education, April 6, 12 noon EDT (9 am PT). Facilitators are April Dawson, Dan Linna, and Cat Moon.