Trust but verify. www.canadianlawyermag.com/resources/le...

Using Claude? You need to check your settings BEFORE SEPT 28 and opt out if you do not want Anthropic using your data to train their models. It is opt-in by default in their new terms of service.

A Chance Of Clouds. #Toronto #Clouds #Photography

New filing: "Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (Authors v. Anthropic copyright suit)" Doc #364: Order Download PDF | View Full Case #CL69058235

On this day in 1914, Joe Shuster was born in Toronto. He co-created Superman with Jerry Siegel. He put some Canadiana into the character. The Daily Planet was modelled on The Toronto Star and Metropolis was based on Toronto. His cousin was Frank Shuster from Wayne and Shuster.

I spoke with @ap about dupes & lululemon’s suit against costco alleging trademark, trade dress, & design patent infringement apnews.com/article/cost...

Instead of getting more and more #data to train their #LLMs, researchers are now giving the models more time to come to an answer. Adding intermediate reasoning steps has significantly boosted the models’ math and logic abilities. spectrum.ieee.org/chain-of-tho...

I assume "That 2020s Show" will be a dystopian horror series rather than a sitcom.

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

I asked ChatGPT to brief "Trust Me v. Bro," a nonexistent case I used in response to a claim that items/information publicly released by the media is inadmissible at trial for some reason, and of course GPT was quick with the full cite and (glorious) synopsis: Trust Me v. Bro, 999 U.S. 867 (2024).

At long last, my article about fair use defenses in disruptive technology cases--from photocopying to generative Ai--is finally out in the UCLA Law Review www.uclalawreview.org/fair-use-def...

Yep. This was a foreseen outcome.

These kinds of written admissions are a plaintiff lawyer’s dream… and defence counsel’s nightmare.

A brief history of the AI hype: Credit: SandSerif by cartoonist, graphic designer, and illustrator, Sandy C.

🚨 The paper "Artificial Intelligence and Privacy," by Prof. @daniel-solove.bsky.social, is an EXCELLENT read for everyone in AI & privacy; make sure to 📍bookmark📍 and read it before the year ends!

The best alternative to the court system is obvious, folks: Thunderdome.

‘It’s really become a global game of wack-a-mole’,lawyer Jordan Donich. For a few months #TVOTheThread has been examining #Deepfakes. We spoke to a woman who was deepfaked & police c/n help. What needs to be done to protect the public? Coming 2025 @tvotoday.bsky.social m.youtube.com/@TheThreadWi...

New filing: "New York Times v. Microsoft (AI copyright lawsuit)" Doc #349: Declaration in Support of Motion Download PDF | View Full Case #CL68117049

We’re not going back.

Thanks for all the follows! Busy week and a half, so if I don’t follow you back same day, I will do so later this month.

"AI-detection GPTZero scanned 25 to 30 recent posts published by the 100 most popular newsletters on Substack to see whether they contained AI-generated content. It estimated that 10 of the publications likely use AI in some capacity, while seven “significantly rely”." www.wired.com/story/substa...

🚨 BREAKING: The NEW Product Liability Directive has just been PUBLISHED in the Official Journal of the European Union, and it will enter into force in 20 days. 👉HINT: IT APPLIES TO AI. Here's what EVERYONE in AI should know:

Here’s a searchable directory of all Starter Packs so you can find users who like what you like #blueskytips

This seems extraordinarily helpful.

Howdy! For all who asked to be added to my (now full) Canadian Law starter pack, you're now in vol. 2. If I missed you or you'd like in, let me know; there's plenty of room. go.bsky.app/SRL8PuM

CDC warning of an E.coli O121 outbreak, linked to recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...

🚨 Did you know AI literacy is a legal obligation under the EU AI Act, and companies outside the EU will be affected? Tips: check articles 2 & 4 of the AI Act.

OTTAWA - Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent.

Gender audits are a must!

Poor sweet Paw-lloween has been at the shelter so long he still has his awful Halloween pun name. 😭 But just look at the extraordinary quality of his biscuits!! Available in Burlington, VT. www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

DID YOU KNOW? Before the TTC built the Line 1 subway, there was the Yonge Street streetcar. In this column, I write about what was old, but could still be new again! www.jakelandau.ca/p/before-the...

New filing: "SFO v. OAK airport trademark case (San Francisco sues Oakland for OAK airport name change)" Doc #76: Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11 AND Continue Download PDF | View Full Case #CL68449160

Note for #Medsky newskies, Bsky doesn’t have blue checks, instead it lets you use a domain name as verification. For example, if JAMA has a Bsky account, it can have the account handle jamanetwork . com and you’d know that it was the real JAMA because only they could have that domain.

Thread re your kid’s brain on COVID. Ps: Also applies to adults’ brains.

Excellent quotes...

First presumptive case of H5 avian influenza detected in B.C. teen news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

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