Recently, the corporate legal industry has witnessed an exciting transformation. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Everlaw have jointly released a new report on the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on the corporate legal industry. The report, titled 'Gen AI and the Future of Corporate Legal Work: Is Your In-House Team Ready?', reveals the rapid application of Generative AI in legal work and its profound effects on the legal profession. Image credit: Image generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney.

Daniel Francis, who gained unexpected fame for posing as a Twitter employee, has now transformed into the founder of a law enforcement AI startup. His company, Abel, focuses on using artificial intelligence technology to assist police in filling out reports, thereby saving police resources. Francis once accompanied an officer on patrol during a research project. During a thrilling chase, he witnessed firsthand the significant amount of time and effort required for police to fill out reports, which deeply moved him. He realized that AI could...

Recently, large language models (LLMs) with ultra-long context windows have become a hot topic of discussion. These models are capable of processing hundreds of thousands or even millions of tokens in a single prompt, opening up many new possibilities for developers. However, how well can these long context LLMs understand and utilize the vast information they receive? To address this question, researchers at Google DeepMind have launched a new benchmark called Michelangelo, aimed at evaluating long context reasoning capabilities. The research findings indicate that...

Recently, a shocking case of AI voice cloning fraud has drawn widespread attention, highlighting the significant risks associated with this technology. Jay Shuster, a well-known consumer protection lawyer, nearly fell victim to this high-tech scam when the fraudster used AI to imitate Jay's voice, claiming he had been arrested for drunk driving and urgently needed $30,000 in 'bail money.' Astonishingly, the scammer was able to create a convincing voice clone using just 15 seconds of TV interview audio. Despite Jay having previously warned his family to be cautious of such scams, they still...

In a recent lawsuit that has drawn widespread attention, Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify. This lawsuit is initiated by a group of writers, including renowned comedian Sarah Silverman, who accuse Meta of infringing their copyrights in the application of artificial intelligence technology. The core issue of the lawsuit is whether Meta's platforms like Instagram and Facebook have potentially used their works without authorization while generating content.

Recently, the "robot lawyer" company DoNotPay reached an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to pay a fine of $193,000. This action is part of the FTC's "AI Compliance Action" targeting companies that deceive consumers using artificial intelligence services. Note: Image generated by AI, licensed from service provider Midjourney. The FTC stated that DoNotPay claimed it would replace $200 billion worth of legal services with AI.

Recently, OpenAI reached an agreement in a high-profile copyright lawsuit to disclose the data used to train its generative AI models to the plaintiff's lawyers. The copyright lawsuit's plaintiffs include several well-known authors such as Paul Tremblay, Sarah L. J. Elfreth, Michael Chabon, David Henry Huang, and Ta-Nehisi Coates. They filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its affiliates last year, accusing the AI of using their works without authorization.

Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed eight laws addressing challenges in the field of artificial intelligence. These laws aim to tackle issues related to the existential risks posed by AI systems, the deepfake production of nude images by AI generators, and the creation of AI clones of deceased actors by Hollywood studios. Among these, SB926 criminalizes the creation and distribution of deepfake nude images and defines using AI-generated nude images resembling others for blackmail as illegal. The SB981 bill requires social media platforms to establish user reporting channels for relevant content.

In California, Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed two new laws, vowing to safeguard the digital images of actors and other performers. These bills aim to protect actors from the unauthorized use of their digital likenesses or voices both during their lifetimes and posthumously. This move comes against the backdrop of growing concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor of artists. In a video posted on social media, Newsom stated: 'We talk about California as the state of dreams and doers. Many dreamers come here, but sometimes their voices are not fully represented.'

During a recent signing ceremony, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of new laws aimed at the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which are relatively strict on a national level. The new regulations comprise five items, three of which specifically address AI deepfake technology that could impact elections, while the other two concern the cloning of Hollywood actors' voices and images. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney. The new law AB2655 requires large online platforms...

Facebook acknowledged in an investigation that it is collecting publicly available data from all adult users in Australia. The company does not provide an opt-out option for Australians as it does for EU citizens, as privacy laws do not require it to do so.

Judge Kevin Newsom of the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals innovatively used chatbots like ChatGPT to interpret the legal term 'ordinary meaning,' particularly concerning the dispute over whether a 'physical restraint' was involved in a gun robbery case. In this case, the judge agreed to uphold the severe sentence for the defendant DeLeon but noted that there may have been past misinterpretations of the definition of 'physical restraint' and emphasized that the term should be understood according to its ordinary, common meaning. Newsom asked GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini about the ordinary meaning of 'physical restraint.'

Three tech giants, OpenAI, Adobe, and Microsoft, have united to support California's AB3211 bill, which requires tech companies to add labels to generated content to help identify works created by artificial intelligence (AI). Key provisions include adding watermarks in the metadata of AI-generated photos, videos, and audio clips, and large online platforms are required to label AI-generated content in a way that is easily understood by the general audience. This bill aims to address issues of information sourcing and enhance public understanding and trust in AI technology.

KAN2.0, an upgraded version of the neural network architecture, aims to deepen the integration of AI and classical physics. Researchers can customize the model to incorporate expertise for discovering key concepts in physical systems, such as the Lagrangian. The new framework enhances the model's expressiveness, practicality, and interpretability through three main features: MultKAN, kanpiler, and Tree Converter, addressing compatibility issues between AI and science. KAN2.0 excels in feature recognition, revealing module structures, and discovering symbolic formulas, particularly in fields that are difficult to represent with symbolic equations, such as chemistry.