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Session 4: Generative Ai And Artists, Heather Johnson, Moorisha Bey-Taylor, Sarah Duran

SITIE Symposiums

This session primarily focuses on the concerns of balance: how to allow technology to have its say while also promoting creativity and originality. There is no doubt that the approved interdependence of technology and artistic creation can develop great works and will ultimately shed new light on the conversation of artificial intelligence, but doing so will require time and overcoming challenges.

Session 3: Digital Resurrection: Immortality Or Imposter?, Victoria J. Haneman

SITIE Symposiums

With the sudden rise in Artificial Intelligence (AI), there have been many concerns brought with it. One of these concerns involves the issue of the right to control your “digital self” once you die. Do the dead have a right to control their memory and likeness that trumps the right of the living to remember? How can we balance these rights as we are confronted with an issue that is so time sensitive and needs immediate action?

Session 2: The Case For Infringement, Steve Cohen, Ian Crosby, Joseph R. Saveri, Tim O'Reilly

SITIE Symposiums

This session provides an in-depth examination of the evolving legal landscape surrounding generative AI and its interaction with copyright laws. Joseph Saveri opens with a discussion on numerous lawsuits filed since 2022, involving various works used by generative AI companies without authorization. Ian Crosby highlights a significant case where the New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft, focusing on whether using copyrighted material to train AI models constitutes fair use and the impact of AI-generated narrative search results on journalistic revenue. Steve Cohen discusses a class action lawsuit involving voiceover actors whose recordings were misused by AI, emphasizing the …

Session 1: Reimagining Copyright In The Generative Ai Era, Juan Carlos Reyes, Edward Lee, Matthew Sag

SITIE Symposiums

In Session One of the SITIE 2024 Symposium titled “Reimagining Copyright in the Generative AI era,” moderated by TILE Co-Director and Professor Margaret Chon, a panel of esteemed presenters discussed different means to view and interpret copyright in the era of GenAI. Professor Juan Carlos Reyes showcased how his students used collaborative projects with AI to craft unique literary works, drawing parallels between personal experiences and AI interactions. Professor Edward Lee explored the meaning of “Authors” in the Progress Clause and the U.S. Copyright Office’s reliance on the so-called “traditional elements of authorship,” a term that no federal court has …

Session Introduction: Welcome And Overview Of Generative Ai Technology, Leighanne Thompson

SITIE Symposiums

In the introduction of the SITIE2024 Symposium, “Welcome and Overview of Generative AI Technology,” esteemed presenter LeighAnne Thompson, Associate Director for Digital Innovation at Seattle University’s Law Library, provided an introduction to GenAI. Thompson’s introduction to GenAI included the different uses these platforms have, an overview of how GenAI and large language models (LLMs) work, guidance on how to use these platforms, a brief discussion of the potential uses in law, and the benefits and risks associated with GenAI.

7th Annual Innovation And Technology Law Conference: Generative Ai: Infringement Or Innovation?, Steven Bender

SITIE Symposiums

Since 2018, the Seattle University School of Law has presented an annual late spring/summer conference on innovation and technology, with a shift to a virtual conference in 2020. The virtual format fosters inclusion of national speakers and participation from a broad base audience, which this year included about 140 registrants who joined us live or watched the recording.

Where's The Beef? The Fifth Circuit's Attempt To Clarify Plant-Based Food Labeling Laws In Turtle Island Foods S.P.C. V. Strain, Andrew J. Kash

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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The Modern Energizer Bunny - Hopping Into The Nuclear Energy Revolution: The Tenth Circuit's Analysis In New Mexico Ex Rel. Balderas V. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Jack A. Mansur

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

Governing The Metaverse, Jesse Valente

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

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Virtual Confessions: Examining The Clergy Privilege’S Extension To Artificially Intelligent Religious Robots, Samuel N. Dick

The University of Cincinnati Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing the world. AI’s rapid development is driving its integration into every industry, including those traditionally untouched by technology—such as religion. Today, faith groups in America and globally, are integrating AI-driven robots in roles traditionally held by human priests, clergy, or pastors. AI robots have begun giving sermons, conducting funerals/weddings, providing spiritual counseling, and conducting the sacrament of confession. Some faith groups have gone further claiming the worship of AI as an independent religion, and have received § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as a church. Whether thoughts of sacrileges, inevitability, or a science-fiction novel emerge, AI’s …

Legal Uncertainty In Virtual Worlds And Digital Goods: Do The Same Laws Apply?, Alanna Sadler

University of Miami Business Law Review

The growth of virtual worlds and digital goods will force US courts to examine whether traditional laws are sufficient to protect consumers. To do so requires judges and legislative officials to possess a deep understanding of concepts that are everchanging. Many aspects of virtual worlds, such as the metaverse(s), are driven by web3 technology, the technology responsible for the NFT and cryptocurrency craze of recent years. It is impossible to ascertain the impact of virtual worlds on daily life, however, companies must nevertheless prepare for the shift toward virtual spaces and digital goods. There is greater skepticism regarding the utility …

Machine Speech: Towards A Unified Doctrine Of Attribution And Control, Brian Sites

University of Miami Law Review

Like many courts across the country in 2023, courts in the Eleventh Circuit were met with novel claims challenging ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools. These cases raise common questions: How should courts treat the speech of machines? When a machine generates allegedly defamatory material, who is the speaker—mortal or machine? When a machine generates expressive creations, who is the artist, and does that shape copyright eligibility? When a machine makes assertions about reality through lab analyses and other forensic reports, who is the accuser, and how does the answer impact a defendant’s rights at trial? Should those answers stem …

Ethical Algorithms: Navigating Ai In Legal Practice For A Just Jurisprudence, Bree'ara Murphy, Rachel Gadra Rankin, Joseph Rios

Law Review Blog Posts

Exploring the professional obligations practitioners may face in light of developing AI technology by examining state and federal model rule language, current judicial treatment of AI, and AI best practices.

Sacramento Suburban Water District V. 3m Co., Loui E. Amos

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), popularly known as “forever chemicals,” have seeped into drinking water supplies across the country. Almost all Americans have an accumulation of these substances in their blood, creating serious health risks. This exposure has created a vast unknown liability for the manufacture of these chemicals. But who should pay for the remediation of the water supply and the health effects of PFAS exposure? Mass toxic tort litigation has become ineffective, with jurisdictional hurdles and defendants’ creative techniques to sidestep judgments, such as corporate bankruptcy strategies. This ineffectiveness demonstrates the need for a long-term strategy comprising legislative …

A Toothless Tcpa: An Analysis Of Article Iii Standing, Personal Jurisdiction, And The Disjuncture Problem’S Impact On The Efficacy Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Sebastian W. Johnson

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.

Computationally Assessing Suspicion, Wesley M. Oliver, Morgan A. Gray, Jaromir Savelka, Kevin D. Ashley

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Law enforcement officers performing drug interdiction on interstate highways have to decide nearly every day whether there is reasonable suspicion to detain motorists until a trained dog can sniff for the presence of drugs. The officers’ assessments are often wrong, however, and lead to unnecessary detentions of innocent persons and the suppression of drugs found on guilty ones. We propose a computational method of evaluating suspicion in these encounters and offer experimental results from early efforts demonstrating its feasibility. With the assistance of large language and predictive machine learning models, it appears that judges, advocates, and even police officers could …

Judges Should Be Discerning Consensus, Not Evaluating Scientific Expertise, David S. Caudill, Harry Collins, Robert Evans

University of Cincinnati Law Review

One of the most constructive critiques of the Daubert admissibility regime is Professor Edward Cheng’s recent proposal for a new Consensus Rule in the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rejecting the notion that judges and juries have the capacity to evaluate scientific expertise, Cheng’s proposal would eliminate Daubert hearings—and judicial gatekeeping concerning expert testimony—and require judges and juries, in their verdicts, to follow consensus in the relevant scientific community. Significantly, Cheng argues that judges and juries would have an easier time identifying consensus than they have in deciding between experts who disagree.

We find Cheng’s emphasis on consensus compelling, and …

The Missing Links: Why Hyperlinks Must Be Treated As Attachments In Electronic Discovery, Lea Malani Bays, Stuart A. Davidson

University of Cincinnati Law Review

This Article sheds light on a unique but centrally important “twenty-first century” issue involving electronic discovery in federal civil litigation that is just beginning to percolate in federal district courts. Historically, courts have held that a document attached to or enclosed with another document must be produced together when produced in response to a discovery request, as that is how the document was “kept in the usual course of business” and how it is “ordinarily maintained or in a reasonably usable form,” as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have required for decades. Today, parties are pushing back on whether …

Generative Ai, Plagiarism, And Copyright Infringement In Legal Documents, Amy B. Cyphert

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.

Artificial Intelligence: Legal Reasoning, Legal Research And Legal Writing, S. Sean Tu, Amy Cyphert, Samuel J. Perl

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

No abstract provided.