A city’s push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
The effort is creating fierce debate over whether the safety benefits of artificial intelligence are worth the privacy costs.
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Carmel CEO introduces new AI-driven app to support family law cases
The applications, Parency and ParencyLegal, are designed with clients and attorneys in mind.
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The verdict on Zoom: New report says remote hearings provide relief from traditional court challenges
A team of researchers produced a new report, “Accessing Justice with Zoom: Experiences and Outcomes in Online Civil Courts,” which found more than 80% of unrepresented litigant respondents were able to access online civil court proceedings remotely.
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Drowning in data: Attorneys grappling with increase in digital evidence
If you’re wanting to find out how prosecutor’s offices and law enforcement are doing in handling a growing amount of digital evidence, criminal defense attorney John Tompkins figures you could get 92 different answers — one for each of Indiana’s counties.
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With so many legal tech services available, how do attorneys find the One?
As attorneys anticipate litigation services — especially in the technology sphere — to continue evolving, one issue they’ll have to settle is how to vet an increasing number of options, determining what will be the most beneficial and cost-effective.
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Faegre Drinker deploys new AI tools, expands ethics training
The law firm announced Thursday that it has rolled out the AI software Harvey across the firm, saying it will boost contract analysis, due diligence, compliance and litigation.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
The companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.
Appeals court judges appear to be divided over Pentagon’s legal dispute with AI company Anthropic
Technology company Anthropic claims Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully and falsely branded it as a national security risk for raising ethical and safety concerns about AI usage in war.
Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed lawsuit too late
The trial shed light on the bitter falling-out between the two Silicon Valley titans and the beginnings of OpenAI, now a company valued at $852 billion.
Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future
The trial’s outcome could sway the balance of power in AI — breakthrough technology that is increasingly feared as a threat to humanity’s survival.
Worries about AI’s risks to humanity loom over trial pitting Musk against OpenAI’s leaders
Witness testimony has touched on concerns about workforce disruptions and the prospect raised by Musk that superhuman AI might one day kill us all.
Case spotlights challenges in detecting AI in student work
In her civil complaint filed in early April, Nicole Lawtone-Bowles, who lives in New York, said she was scheduled to graduate in August.
Taft launches New York office as it continues to expand presence across US
The new office is located in Manhattan, and the firm expects to hire more than 100 lawyers there over the next five years.
Detectives test out a potential crime-fighting partner: AI
A detective was able to sift through thousands of pages of financial documents and identify patterns in a fraction of the usual time.
Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration
The decision differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues.
Google adds mental health tools to Gemini chatbot after lawsuit
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to introduce new mental health support features for its Gemini chatbot as the company and rivals, like OpenAI, have faced several lawsuits accusing their artificial intelligence tools of leading to harm.
Judges are increasingly using AI to draft rulings and prepare for hearings
AI use in court has made headlines for a stream of fabricated citations and other mistakes in filings that have embarrassed attorneys.
Iran conflict raises cyberattack risk, experts say
International conflicts in the physical world can lead to a spike in cyberattacks — both on government entities and on private companies that don’t necessarily have any connection to the conflict itself.
Jurors wade through daunting evidence in high-stakes Meta trial about social media risks to children
A daunting stream of testimony and evidence has been presented over seven weeks in a New Mexico case that explores what social media conglomerate Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children.
DNA testing could clear a dead man’s name — and point to a serial killer
Posthumous exonerations based on DNA testing are exceedingly rare.
Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court case
Live Nation wants the exhibits disqualified from the trial, saying the messages reflect “off-the-cuff banter, not policy” between two personal friends who do not work together.
Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada
OpenAI has said it considered but didn’t alert police about the activities of the person who months later committed one of Canada’s worst school shootings on Feb. 10.
Police are finding suspects based on their online searches as courts weigh privacy concerns
Unlike traditional search warrants that target a known suspect or location, keyword warrants work backward by identifying internet addresses where searches were made in a certain window of time for particular terms.
Indiana Supreme Court offers AI guidance for trial court judges
Hamilton County Circuit Court Judge Andrew R. Bloch said AI has amazing potential, but judges must have a knowledge base first to understand the technology’s capabilities.