The streets of San Francisco, renowned for their iconic cable cars and sprawling urban environment, are witnessing the emergence of a new player in the transportation landscape: robotaxis. These autonomous vehicles promise convenience and efficiency, but their integration into the city’s fabric creates a complex interplay between regulation and public opinion. The robotaxi industry in …
The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence in both popularity and ability continues to pose difficult questions for courts and governmental bodies. Copyright law has already experienced a string of AI-related lawsuits this year alone, prompting the U.S. Copyright Office to begin contemplating and studying the law and policy issues posed by AI systems. On August 30, 2023, …
Proposed A.I. Framework Hearing On Tuesday, September 13, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held a hearing titled Oversight of A.I.: Legislating on Artificial Intelligence. Subcommittee Chair Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Ranking Member Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, led the hearing as a method of …
Often characterized by its adherence to tradition and precedent, the legal industry is commonly thought to be resistant to change at some levels. Over the last few decades, innovation has occurred on a massive scale, and despite some hesitancy, the legal industry tends to adapt. The rapid innovation that has recently occurred in the use and availability of …
Section 230 has famously been called “the twenty-six words that created the internet.” By stipulating that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider,” the statute insulates social media companies like Facebook and Twitter from liability that might …
Social Media Regulation Act On March 23, 2023, Utah became one of the first states in the country to enact legislation that would extensively regulate how minors can use social media. The Social Media Regulation Act will go into effect on March 1, 2024 and will impose a two-fold requirement on social media companies, as well as minors. First, …
In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness among Americans of the vast amount of personal information being collected about them by companies and the government through their online activities. This may be what led Americans to grow concerned about the lack of transparency and control over how this information is being used, as well as …
Do you remember the days of having to physically drive to a store, walk inside, find a product, and try it on in a dressing room to decide if you want to buy it? Those days are gone. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing amount of brands, both luxury and non-luxury, have focused …
A new form of forensic evidence may soon be introduced in courts—evidence generated using artificial intelligence. Steven and Andrea Frank, based in Massachusetts, have trained an AI convolutional neural network to recognize art fraud. They report that their method has a success rate of 90.4 percent. Using AI to process images is incredibly difficult, because of …
Five seconds after turning on your television you’re likely to hear an authoritative voice ask, “Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with mesothelioma? If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation.” Today, it’s impossible to watch television or browse the internet without seeing countless advertisements for mass tort litigation. Long gone are …