Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
1 day agoThings You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court
AI chatbots are not protected by attorney-client privilege, as ruled by a New York federal judge in a case involving Brad Heppner.
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Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoOnline abuse is silencing women on a staggering scale it's a democratic crisis | Sharon Kechula
Susan Kihika faced severe online abuse after maternity leave, highlighting gender-based violence and double standards in political scrutiny against women.
#ai
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day agoMillions of Americans Are Talking to AI Instead of Going to the Doctor, and It's Giving Them Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice
AI chatbots are not reliable for medical advice, with failure rates exceeding 80% for ambiguous symptoms and 40% for straightforward cases.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
5 days agoHot Off the Press: EFF's Updated Guide to Tech at the US-Mexico Border
"The Battalion Search and Rescue always carries the Electronic Frontier Foundation's zine in our desert rig. We're finding new surveillance all the time, and without a resource like that, we wouldn't know what the hell we're looking at."
Roam Research
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 days agoSchedule A Litigation: Strategies and Best Practices for Online Enforcement
Schedule A litigation effectively addresses online trademark infringement by consolidating multiple foreign-based infringers into a single lawsuit.
#age-verification
Privacy technologies
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway. - Above the Law
Age verification mandates for the internet are technically flawed, threaten privacy, and may cause more harm than good, according to 438 researchers from 32 countries.
#cybersecurity
Information security
fromTechzine Global
6 days agoHow AI could drive cyber investigation tools from niche to core stack
The rise of AI presents new cybersecurity risks, necessitating a shift from traditional defensive strategies to proactive measures against sophisticated threats.
Information security
fromAbove the Law
1 week agoCyberattacks On Law Firms Are Rising. Here's What's Driving It. - Above the Law
Law firms face increasing cyberattacks, particularly from ransomware, making cybersecurity a critical business and legal concern.
Information security
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoLawyers And Cybersecurity: Talk To An Expert - Before It's Too Late - Above the Law
AI accelerates cybersecurity threats while business leaders remain complacent, creating critical vulnerabilities in law firms and organizations that struggle to respond to breaches occurring within 29 minutes.
Information security
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoLawyers And Cybersecurity: Talk To An Expert - Before It's Too Late - Above the Law
AI accelerates cybersecurity threats while business leaders remain complacent, creating critical vulnerabilities in law firms and organizations that struggle to respond to breaches occurring within 29 minutes.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
4 days agoHigh Performance, Hidden Struggles: Law Firm Culture and the Human Side of IP Law / IPWatchdog Unleashed
Intellectual property strategy is shifting from accumulation to optimization, focusing on business value and addressing mental health challenges in the legal profession.
Law
fromAbove the Law
5 days agoLegal Ethics Roundup: Billing 34.5 Hours In A Day, New ABA Recusal Opinion, Shortcomings In SCOTUS Ethics Rules, Pro Se AI Sanctions, Extra Time For Bar Exam, Purging Immigration Judges & More - Above the Law
Lawyers must disclose information that could lead to a judge's disqualification, balancing this with client confidentiality obligations.
Artificial intelligence
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoWhy Solo And Small Firm Lawyers Should Make Voice Their Choice For AI - Above the Law
Voice-based drafting, powered by modern AI transcription, is faster and increasingly accurate, offering a practical shift from keyboard to voice for solos and small firms.
fromFuturism
4 weeks agoMan Caught Using Smart Glasses to Get Advice While Being Cross-Examined in Court
"In my judgment, the smart glasses were clearly connected to his mobile phone during his cross examination because no voice was heard out loud until his smart glasses were removed and disconnected from his glasses."
Law
Law
fromFuturism
1 month agoAbsurd AI-Powered Lawsuits Are Causing Chaos in Courts, Attorneys Say, "Clogging the System" and Driving Up Costs
A Florida couple used generative AI to file escalating legal claims in an HOA fee dispute, eventually invoking RICO conspiracy allegations in hundreds of pages of increasingly unhinged court documents.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoLegal Ethics Roundup: Ethics Of AI Glasses In Court, Gambling Lawyer Guilty, SCOTUS Restricts Access to Counsel, Judge's Novel Recusal & More - Above the Law
Legal ethics headlines cover lawyer and judge responsibilities, including AI misuse sanctions, security threats to justices, and professional misconduct cases.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoOn-Demand Webinar: What Winning Expert Testimony Looks Like - Above the Law
Effective expert testimony balances credibility with openness to opposing perspectives, clear translation of technical concepts for factfinders, and resilience under rigorous cross-examination.
fromAbove the Law
2 months agoWhat, Exactly, Is 'Disruption,' And How Does This Affect Lawyers? - Above the Law
From law firms to in-house legal teams, the rules of value are being rewritten. The question is: Who's ready to lead the change? In the first episode of 2026 for the UpLevel View podcast, Stephanie Corey and Ken Callander sit down with Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and Wall Street Journal columnist, to talk about how AI is forcing professional services to price outcomes instead of hours.
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