Return of the Son of Lawyer Ex Machina
A small newsletter on technology, law practice and legal education
August 15, 2024
AI
LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters are launching new generations of their genAI products: Lexis's Protégé Legal AI Assistant and TR's CoCounsel 2.0
From Judge Scott Schlegel (5th Circuit Court of Appeal - Louisiana): “The Evolution of Demonstrative Evidence: From Foam Boards to AI Generated Videos“
The case by artists against the developers of the AI image generators, as well as a repository of artistic images, is going forward with plaintiffs’ claims based on copyright and trademark infringement, following Judge Orrick’s ruling on the defendants’ motion to dismiss [Hollywood Reporter | Docket]
The ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence has released a report one year after its formation about AI's impact on the practice of law. [ABA Journal | Report]
A Florida attorney found that his name & bar number were used on pleadings, in an case he was not connected with, that were created via genAI by a litigation services company
Blockchain/digital currency
Cryptocurrency skeptic Molly White and the organization Public Citizen have filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission in regard to a $25 million donation made by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to a crypto-friendly super PAC called Fairshake, alleging that Coinbase’s status as a federal contractor makes that donation a violation of campaign finance
Data Privacy
From The Hill: “Public records data must be off-limits for AI”
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it plans to scan the faces of migrant children, including babies, to better train the agency’s facial recognition systems [MIT Tech Review ($) | Engadget]
Miscellaneous
The Texas Supreme Court has given preliminary approval to new rules that would allow licensed legal paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide select, limited legal services to low-income people [LawSites | Supreme Court of Texas order]