‘Law reform charity JUSTICE has proposed the first rights-based framework to guide AI use across the UK justice system in a report that has urged the deployment of the technology be guided by a “clear purpose and responsibility”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Plans to force AI developers to disclose what content they use to train their AI models could support a new wave of mass claims litigation by content creators, an expert in intellectual property law has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Prohibiting AI developers from training their AI models with copyrighted content without a licence in all cases would likely harm the UK’s global competitiveness in AI development, the UK government has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, researchers have estimated.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Commercially important questions concerning the degree to which software, including artificial intelligence (AI) systems, can be patented, are to be considered by the UK’s highest court in what will be the second important AI patent case to come before it.’
OUTLAW.com, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) could “perpetuate or even amplify existing gender biases in the legal profession”, new research has warned.’
Legal Futures, 4th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Online service providers have been given a “valuable reminder” that content generated by AI will fall in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act’s requirements in the same way content created by human users does, an expert in technology regulation has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Roy Pinnock and Maria Polycarpou look at the need to strike a balance between efficiency and clarity when it comes to the use of AI in the field of planning.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Employers in the UK who use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for recruitment need to pay attention to their data protection obligations and have oversight of the AI provider’s data protection compliance process, a recent report by the UK’s data protection regulator has urged.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Now experts have warned that voice-cloning is outpacing the law as technologists hone previously clunky voice generators into models capable of emulating the subtlest pauses and breathing of human intonation.’
The Guardian, 19th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Revenge porn should be made a statutory civil offence to allow victims redress without having to go through a “retraumatising” criminal trial, MPs have been told.’
The Independent, 13th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Despite artificial intelligence (AI) making significant inroads in the legal sector, with 82% of lawyers now using or planning to use the technology, it is clear that it is no substitute for human expertise.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A Home Office artificial intelligence tool which proposes enforcement action against adult and child migrants could make it too easy for officials to rubberstamp automated life-changing decisions, campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Small law firms have embraced artificial intelligence (AI), with document drafting or automation the most popular application, according to new research.’
Legal Futures, 7th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Significant changes to data protection law have been proposed by the UK government, including to rules relevant to the use of AI systems in decision-making processes and to the use of data for the purposes of scientific research, as well as new rules aimed at liberalising data held by public sector organisations and businesses alike.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A man has been jailed for 18 years after creating AI-generated images of child sexual abuse in an “utterly chilling” landmark case.’
The Independent, 28th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Thomson Reuters’ Legal Insights provides an overall guide to AI and how it will affect the legal profession.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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