Lawyer Ex Machina #55
AI
From Wired [$]: "AI Algorithms Are Biased Against Skin With Yellow Hues"
The Senate Judiciary Committee has drafted legislation to make the creation and distribution of an "unauthorized digital replica" of a person prohibited, and allow victims to sue for damages [Deadline | The Wrap | Bill Text]
Amazon used a secret algorithm, code-named Project Nessie, to artificially inflate prices, according to portions of the FTC complaint against the company for alleged antitrust violations [Wall St. Journal ($) | The Verge]
AI chatbots with the personas of celebrities (real and fictional) are starting to arrive
God-tier prompt injection: using the knowledge cutoff date against ChatGPT pic.twitter.com/m7lDYjD7GP
— Justine Moore (@venturetwins) October 6, 2023
Blockchain
Caroline Ellison, who was CEO of the hedge fund Alameda Research and dated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, testified for two days in SBF's fraud trial. [NY Times ($) | Coindesk | Reuters | CNBC ]
From The Wall St. Journal [$]: The Crypto's Economy Big Hope is Already in Crisis
Miscellaneous
23andMe had admitted to a data breach, with user data stolen, leaked, and offered for sale online.
From IEEE Spectrum: "The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry"
Disinformation, propaganda and graphic images of the attacks in Israel and Gaza are rampant on social media [Politico - Musk | Ars Technica | Politico - Zuckerberg]
Long Reads/Views
The Federal Trade Commission held a virtual roundtable on "Creative Economy and Generative AI" last week [Video | Law.com ($) | Politico]
S. Weissmann et al., “The World Needs More Lawyers,” released by the Regulatory Transparency Project of the Federalist Society, September 28, 2023 (https://rtp.fedsoc.org/paper/the-world-needs-more-lawyers/)