Tag: artificial intelligence
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Appeals court warns lawyers, litigants: You will get in trouble for citing AI-invented cases
Colorado’s second-highest court put attorneys and litigants on notice for the first time on Thursday that they will face consequences if they use artificial intelligence to submit filings with fake citations. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals declined to sanction a self-represented plaintiff after he acknowledged and apologized for his mistake. At the…
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As AI technology vaults forward, groups press for national regulation
[inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vY29sb3JhZG9wb2xpdGljcy5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2QvYjgvZGI4ZjJiNzItYjhjMC0xMWVmLThmZGYtMjNlNjhhZWY3NGE2LzY3NWIzYzE4YzJkNGMuaW1hZ2UucG5nP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMjAwJTJDNjQ4″ alt=”QUkgZGVmaW5pdGlvbnMgYW5kIHRlcm1z”] As artificial intelligence is sprinting forward, many argue that the public policy to regulate the technology is falling behind. And with the federal government playing catch-up, states are taking small steps to fill that vacuum, but several sectors, including attorneys general, argue that state-level efforts offer an inadequate, patchwork of rules when…
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Provocative new reads about predictions and probabilities | Tom Cronin
“The Singularity is Nearer When We Merge with AI,” by Ray Kurzweil (Viking) “On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything,” by Nate Silver (Penguin) What happens when you read back-to-back books by a quirky celebrity computer scientist and a quirky celebrity statistician/gambler? You’re tempted to consider bigger and riskier bets, and you ask difficult questions about what…
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AI, criminal sentencing, SCOTUS ‘messaging’: 10th Circuit conference addresses hot-button issues
The use of artificial intelligence, various aspects of criminal law and the work of the U.S. Supreme Court were among the topics discussed in Colorado Springs at least week’s biennial gathering of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The 10th Circuit, which hears appeals in federal cases arising from Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah,…
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Colorado takes a quantum leap | Vince Bzdek
Colorado: the Quantum State. Get used to the sound of that. This summer, Colorado beat out 400 other applicants for a major infusion of federal funds to turbocharge its efforts to become the Silicon Valley of quantum computing. This isn’t some farfetched future thing we’re talking about. Colorado is already the epicenter of quantum tech…
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Ethics, family law and AI: Colorado’s justices, judges speak about appellate do’s and don’ts
During a pair of events earlier this month, one for young lawyers and one for appellate attorneys more broadly, several of Colorado’s judges and justices provided commentary on subjects ranging from professionalism and artificial intelligence to key developments within the judiciary. Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright also disclosed he will swear in Justice Monica M. Márquez on July…
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10th Circuit judges weigh in on low number of trials, AI during law school appearance
Three judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court fielded questions from an audience of students on Tuesday about the low number of cases that ever make it to trial and the potential influence of artificial intelligence on the judiciary. Senior Judge David M. Ebel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit said he…
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Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies
The Justice Department says a former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China
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Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company’s board
A Microsoft engineer is sounding an alarm about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company’s artificial intelligence image-generator tool