Lawyer Ex Machina #57: Happy Halloween
AI
New York City has unveiled a multi-initiative action plan to regulate AI, as well as a proposal to create an Office of Algorithmic Data Integrity [Wired ($) | NYC.gov | StateScoop]
A new tool called Nightshade is being hyped as helping artists fight back against AI art generators by making pixel edits to images fed into the system that later cause the models to misclassify images [Mashable | Gizmodo]
Final passage of the European Union's AI Act has gotten stuck on how to regulate 'foundation models', like ChatGPT, and may not move forward until next year [Reuters | The Verge]
Lexis+ AI is now available to customers in the United States [Press Release]
One obstacle to the adoption of legal-specific generative AI tools by law firms? Cost [Law360 Pulse ($)]
Blockchain
From 404 Media: "For years, a gang operating in New York allegedly offered a cash-for-Bitcoin service that generated at least $30 million, with men standing on street corners with plastic shopping bags full of money, drive-by pickups, and hundreds of thousands of dollars laid out on tables, according to court records"
The Treasury Department is proposing a set of rules to categorize foreign "cryptocurrency mixers" as a money-laundering concern that can pose a threat to national security
Data Privacy
From Bloomberg Law [$]: "2023 is the year that in-house counsel must pay attention to the websites" due to increased regulatory scrutiny regarding tracking pixels on websites
The 23andMe data leak appears to be growing
Miscellaneous
A majority of U.S. states are suing Meta in federal and state courts over alleged unfair and deceptive practices that contribute to social media addiction affecting kids [Ars Technica | The Verge | Reuters]
A subsidiary of General Motors that was operating driverless taxis in San Francisco has had their permits suspended by the California DMV following an accident [NBC Bay Area | Wired ($)]