Urgent need for terrorism AI laws, warns think tank – BBC News
‘The UK should “urgently consider” new laws to stop AI recruiting terrorists, a counter-extremism think tank says.’
BBC News, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: artificial intelligence
AI cannot be an inventor under UK patent law, rules Supreme Court – OUT-LAW.com
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) systems cannot be the owner of, nor be transferred, patent rights in the UK, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th December 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
The New Dilemma: Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Professionals in Courts and Write Judgments in Public Law? – Lamb Chambers
‘When discussing AI’s role in replacing advocates and writing judgments in public law cases, it is important to recognise that this involves speculation about how AI’s future development, and is not rooted in AI’s current technological capabilities.’
Lamb Chambers, 8th November 2023
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Judicial Guidance – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) throughout society continues to increase, and so does its relevance to the court and tribunal system. All judicial office holders must be alive to the potential risks. Of particular importance, as the guidance document emphasises, is the need to be aware that the public versions of these tools are open in nature and therefore that no private or confidential information should be entered into them.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 12th December 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Woman who used nine ‘fabricated’ AI cases in court loses appeal – The Indepdendent
‘A woman who used nine “fabricated” ChatGPT cases to appeal against a penalty for capital gains tax has had her case rejected by a court.’
The Independent, 14th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Generative AI has turned legal tech adoption “on its head” – Legal Futures
‘The arrival of generative AI has turned the process of legal tech purchasing and adoption “on its head”, the head of innovation and legal technology at national firm Addleshaw Goddard has said.’
Legal Futures, 14th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Generative AI could be useful “secondary tool”, judges told – Legal Futures
‘Generative AI could be a “potentially useful secondary tool” for judges to use in the course of their work, according to new guidance from the senior judiciary.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Litigant unwittingly put fake cases generated by AI before tribunal – Legal Futures
‘Nine authorities put before the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) by a litigant in person challenging a penalty from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) were fakes generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) system like ChatGPT, a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 7th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Is an Artificial Neural Network a computer programme ineligible for patent protection? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This fascinating case is imperative reading for anyone not computer literate who wishes to understand the concept of an Artificial Neural Network. In recent times the courts have had to grapple with the difficulties of this concept in relation to traditional computers and software. This appeal raised new questions because it involved deciding whether the use of an aspect of Artificial Intelligence, namely an Artificial Neural Network (“ANN”), in the circumstances of this case, fell under section 1(2)(c) of the Patents Act 1977 which excludes from patent protection “a program for a computer … as such”..’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
UK ICO challenges Clearview AI ruling – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s data protection authority has lodged an appeal against a tribunal ruling that found it did not have the power to take enforcement action against facial recognition software developer Clearview AI.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
SRA issues report on opportunities and risks of AI – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has set out its views on the opportunities – and risks – presented by artificial intelligence (AI).’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Generative AI could make contract negotiation “worse” – Legal Futures
‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could make commercial contract negotiations “worse”, the founder of contracting specialists Radiant Law has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
AI helps lawyers complete work quicker, study finds – Legal Futures
‘A groundbreaking study has found that using generative AI to support, rather than replace, humans results in “large and consistent increases in speed” in completing legal tasks.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Justice in the Digital Age – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Justice in the Digital Age – Speech on the 150th Anniversary of the Technology and Construction Court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
UK autonomous vehicles law announcement anticipated – OUT-LAW.com
‘Future demand for autonomous vehicles will be significantly influenced by the extent to which legislators can simultaneously promote innovation and flexibility while addressing safety concerns in the rules they write, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
From costs to validating advice – litigators see role for AI – Legal Futures
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will have multiple uses for litigators, including helping with costs budgeting and validating advice to clients, a leading partner at Eversheds Sutherland has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Specialist lawyers publish free AI contract clauses – Legal Futures
‘The Society for Computers and Law (SCL) has launched a set of free contractual clauses for transactions involving artificial intelligence (AI).’
Legal Futures, 26th October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Adaptable lawyers will thrive in an AI world, judge says – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Costs lawyers will still have work to do in an AI-dominated world – but they must be willing to retrain and adapt to take advantage of the opportunities available.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Is AI about to transform the legal profession? – BBC News
‘If there was a court case on whether society should embrace artificial intelligence (AI) or reject it, there would likely be a hung jury.’
BBC News, 19th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Face search company Clearview AI overturns UK privacy fine – BBC News
‘A company which enables its clients to search a database of billions of images scraped from the internet for matches to a particular face has won an appeal against the UK’s privacy watchdog.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
