This week, I liked Bruce Schneier’s article on Democracy and AI. I also thought it was interesting how Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, introduced during WWDC earlier this month, actually works. AI and Democracy Apple – Private Cloud Compute
Links for Week of June 14, 2024
This week, I liked a primer on Child Online Safety Legislation as a great resource on that area. I liked Ben Thompson’s analysis of Apple’s AI announcements during their WWDC keynote this week. And, finally, on a somewhat lighter note, I liked Eugene Volokh’s take on an online libel case involving statements made in TikTok…
Links for Week of June 7, 2024
This week, there is continued skepticism of the new AI-powered “Recall” feature announced for Windows PC’s. The Verge article calls it a security disaster. Employees within the AI industry published an open letter which asks for the ability for employees to warn about the risks of AI without fear of retaliation. Finally, some ISP’s are…
Links for Week of May 31, 2024
This week, I liked David Barnett’s post on CircleID explaining the methodology of searching for infringements among subdomain names. Professor Guadamuz’s post on the use of Scarlett Johnansson’s voice by OpenAI was interesting. Finally, I liked Evan Brown’s take on an 11th Circuit case involving the use of AI LLM’s in legal document interpretation. Locating…
Links for Week of May 24, 2024
Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Remember why we have the holiday. Via BeSpacific, I learned about an MIT Technology News article on how criminals are using AI. Sabrina also linked to a great article by the Pew Research Center on how web content disappearing over time. Finally, I had to link to this Techdirt…
Links for Week of May 17, 2024
This week, I liked Tyler Ochoa’s guest blog post on the copyright case decided last week by the Supreme Court. Along with introducing a new Lord of the Rings movie, Warner Brothers had to apologize for mistakenly taking down a 15-year old fan film. Finally, something to keep an eye on – a new version…
Links for Week of May 10, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that damages in copyright cases can, in the right circumstances, go back further than three years. The claim needs to be timely made, and then the damages can go back further than the normal 3-year statute of limitations. As expected, TikTok’s owner sued the government over the “foreign…
Links for Week of May 3, 2024
May I be the first to say for tomorrow, May the 4th Be With You! (Seriously, though, it was a fun little joke which got commercialized.) This week, I liked an article by Daly Barnett on the current state of digital threats to reproductive rights. The UK implemented a law banning default passwords on smart…
Links for Week of April 26, 2024
This week, the US signed into law a ban on ByteDance owning TikTok as part of an appropriations bill; the company has 270 days to sell off TikTok or lose access to the US market. Edward Zitron published an interesting article, looking through emails produced during the antitrust case, explaining what went wrong behind the…
Links for Week of April 19, 2024
This week, the Copyright Office granted a registration to a work generated by AI – but limited to the “selection, coordination, and arrangement of text generated by artificial intelligence.” This is in line with prior decisions requiring a human author, as the registration is limited to what the human author contributed. Also, I liked Evan…