Post-eclipse
AI
Generative AI developers are allegedly scrambling for more content to train current and future models:
"How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I." [NY Times ($)]
"Inside Big Tech's underground race to buy AI training data" [Reuters ($)]
The New York State Bar Association has published a report that includes a set of guidelines for generative AI use by attorneys
From the Washington Post [$]: "More than 200 civil advocacy groups are calling on Big Tech to bolster their fight against artificial intelligence-fueled misinformation as billions of voters head to the polls this year in elections around the globe" [Letter]
More teen girls are grappling with having deepfaked, sexually explicit images created and distributed without their consent [NY Times ($) | DNuyz]
An AI policy group has publicized its draft of model legislation to regulate AI in the U.S. [Press release/tweet | Draft]
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has introduced a bill to require GenAI developers to disclose to the Copyright Office what copyrighted works were included in the training of their models, or be fined [Schiff press release | Bill draft | Congress.gov]
It's AI-generated turtles all the way down: "Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains"
Blockchain/Digital Currency
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing this week on "Countering Illicit Finance, Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion," with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Adewale Adeyemo, requesting greater authority "to police crypto transactions and entities"
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) sent a letter to Rep. Patrick McHenry (R - NC) and Rep. Maxine Water (D - CA) of the House Financial Services Committee, to proceed cautiously in their talks to introduce legislation to regulate stablecoins
Data Privacy
Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers have unveiled the American Privacy Rights Act to provide privacy protections to U.S. online users. [CNN | IAPP | ]
As part of the settlement of the class-action lawsuit against Google regarding its Incognito mode in Google Browser, the company must destroy the data collected from users via private web-browsing, estimated to be worth US$5 billion
There is another lawsuit against New Jersey for keeping blood samples of newborns for decades, and making them available to law enforcement with a subpoena
From The Hill: "Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an expanding — and often invisible — role in America’s legal system. While AI tools are being used to inform criminal investigations, there is often no way for defendants to challenge their digital accuser or even know what role it played in the case"
With Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to expire next week, there is still significant political wrangling over law's reauthorization [CNN | The Hill | Politico]
Long Reads
Yekyung Kim, Yapei Chang, et al, "FABLES: Evaluating faithfulness and content selection in book-length summarization," Apr. 1, 2024, https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.01261
Ahmed Bouhoula, Karel Kubicek, et al., "Automated Large-Scale Analysis of Cookie Notice Compliance," 33rd USENIX Security Symposium (2024), https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/bouhoula
Mik, Eliza, Caveat Lector: Large Language Models in Legal Practice (February 16, 2024). The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2024-04, Volume 19 Rutgers Bus. L.R. 2 2024 (forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4757452 [Summary & interview with author at Law360 ($)]
Events
Bloomberg Law is offering a free CLE webinar on "The EU AI Act: Exploring the Legal Impacts to U.S. Companies," Apr 25 2024, 12:00 PM EDT (registration required)