Lawyer Ex Machina: Exam Time
AI
The 7th and presumably last Senate AI Forum of the year focused on issues of AI transparency, as well as its potential effects on new media, music, and motion picture industries
A Colorado attorney, who included "sham cases" generated by ChatGPT in a motion and did not alert the court of the errors, has been suspended from the practice of law for one year
The Fifth Circuit is considering a proposal to mandate that attorneys disclose whether they use generative AI in court filings and if so, if the material has been verified - the court is accepting comments through January 4th of next year [Reuters]
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for Hawaii issued a general order requiring disclosure of the use of "unverified sources" in legal filings
Related: Judges weigh in on the use of GenAI tools in legal work, as well as the 'patchwork' of standing orders issued by judges that require disclosure of the use of such tools [Bloomberg Law ($)]
From Duke Law: Is Disclosure and Certification of the Use of Generative AI Really Necessary?
The California Privacy Protection Agency has released a set of draft regulations targeting business use of “automated decision-making technology"
How do we evaluate GenAI tools for legal research?
The ABA Journal [$] has an article on the controversies surrounding DoNotPay, aka "World's First Robot Lawyer"
Data Privacy
Many courts in Kansas are still suffering from a cyberattack that occurred in October [WSJ ($)]
From TechCrunch: "U.S. access and identity management giant Okta says hackers stole data about all of its customers during a recent breach of its support systems, despite previously stating that only a fraction of customers were affected."
From The Tennessee Star: "Millions of Americans who use AT&T’s phone network are having their phone calls monitored by a surveillance program called Data Analytical Services (DAS), which has had coordination with federal and local law enforcement agencies."