Excited to be in #SanFrancisco this week (Tues-Sat)! I'll be repping Formic AI, pitching and attending the Legal Innovators California conference. If you're in SF and want to chat about explainable, secure AI in law, I'd love to connect! #LegalTech #AI #SF #LegalInnovators #StartupLife

Today! Just touched down in #Ottawa, looking forward to running a workshop on the responsible use of #AI in high-risk legal institutions at the #CIAJ Future of Administrative Law roundtable! Still need to register? Slide in last-minute here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/upcoming-... #AdminLaw #AIinLaw

If you're interested in the intersection of #AI and #AdminLaw, I'll be a panelist at the AI in Administrative Law roundtable in Ottawa on June 5! Link to register: www.imakeanonlinedonation.org/ciaj-icaj/M-... #AIinLaw #AdministrativeLaw #JudicialReview #Tribunals

Thrilled to announce that this Fall I will be starting my PhD in Law at @osgoodenews.bsky.social! 🥳 Will be researching how #AI can boost #accesstojustice in Canada while protecting fairness, #explainability & #judicialindependence. Let's go! ⚖️🤖🇨🇦 #Law #PhD #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #A2J #AIinLaw

"How's the election in Canada going?" You may ask... The amount of times I've had to explain to people this week that their *opinion* on whether or not a policy proposal is blatantly unconstitutional doesn't change the fact that it is in fact unconstitutional makes me want to auto-defenestrate.

Undermining judicial independence and dismantling constitutional principles is not how to make your political agenda seem less tyrant-ish www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... #JudicialIndependence #LawSky #Canada #Election

New Brunswick is illustrating how to put people at the heart of digital justice ⚖️✨ In my latest article, I unpack how a $32.7M investment in technology and meaningful reform aims to make justice more accessible. Check it out here 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art... #AccessToJustice #JusticeReform

If Pierre Poilievre will let his staff rough up and threaten members of the media while he's campaigning, it's not hard to imagine the way he'd run Canada. His inspiration is an American tyrant, and it shows. canadianjournalist.ca/poilievre-ca...

If the @americanbar.org and the US #Lawsky community are not out on the streets enforcing regime change after this, the practice of law and the administration of justice in the United States is a farce. This is an insult to the fabric of justice, and an assault on any who dare question Fuhrer Trump.

Looks like the next "Verb the Noun" campaign idea from #Canada 's resident sloganeer will be "Axe the Lead" #CdnPoli #Cdnsky

🚨 Mutual Recognition of Law Licenses? 🚨 With Canada calling for nationwide credential recognition, the legal profession must grapple with self-regulation, mobility, and what it means to practice law. Read the full article here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/... #LegalTech #A2J #Lawsky #Law360Canada

Thrilled to announce that I will be presenting at the @allard.ubc.ca AI & Law Symposium on crafting practical regulatory frameworks for the use of #AIinLaw! 🔗 More Info & Registration: allard.ubc.ca/about-us/eve... #AccessToJustice #A2J #LegalTech #Lawsky #AI

No. No more "pause", no more moving goal posts. #Canada has had enough of living under the looming threat of a trade war that Vice President Trump is clearly afraid of. Canada should keep our tariffs until this stops for good What's wrong, bud? I thought you didn't need anything we had? Too scared?

Is our perspective of #LegalTech wrong? In my latest #substack piece, I suggest that we reframe not only how we view legal technology, but how we view legal process design as a whole. Link: substack.com/@danieljesco... #Lawsky #CivPro #AccessToJustice #A2J

For anyone who needs to hear this today: I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

🤖When #LegalTech gets caught in a #TradeWar! For any #lawsky folk in #Canada who want to #BuyCanadian when considering an #AI solution, I have assembled a shareable spreadsheet of #Canadian #AIinLaw companies, but if I've missed anyone, let me know! 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The struggle is being halfway through your thesis and writing great ideas for articles in your to-do list. #HelpMeFocus #IDontWantToFocus

🚨 New article in #Law360Canada! 🚨 Legal tech should empower users, not just streamline courts. Too often, it reinforces barriers instead of breaking them. How do we shift to a user-centred approach? Read more: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/... #LegalTech #AccessToJustice #UserFirst

Looking for a #MadeInCanada AI-powered #LegalTech tool? I've assembled (and will endeavour to keep updated) an open-access spreadsheet of Canadian #AIinLaw companies for you and your #Lawsky team to support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... If I've missed anyone, just reach out and I'll update it!

It's time we move beyond guidelines and frameworks. Let's talk about how you should (and shouldn't) use #AI in Law: danieljescott.substack.com/p/beyond-eth... #AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky

How Outdated Tech Hurts Criminal Courts: now on #Substack! What happens when #judges from different levels of #court disagree on the value of #LegalTech? Chronic underinvestment where it counts. Let's talk about it: open.substack.com/pub/danielje...

2-2 for #TFClive in DC. Bernadeschi and Corbeneau are a dynamic duo up front, but our midfield loses possession so much it's forcing our back line to try long passes that they're clearly not comfortable with. We need a strong midfield playmaker.

Halftime for #TFClive and all I can say is Corbeneau is exactly what we needed up front, but it's blatantly obvious he has no support from the midfield. Also painful to watch our backline. Scoring goals is important, but preventing them is even moreso.

Even just being in the US for a weekend feels like a terrifying anthropological study. Unironic red hat people... But hey, at least the eggs are... No, wait, #Canada still has cheaper eggs. If only the public here had some service of experts whose job it was to address large-scale social issues...

Taking some time off this weekend for the @torontofc.ca #MLS season opener down in DC 👏 we've got 🇨🇦 flags for days! #TFClive

PM Trudeau: "You can't take our country - and you can't take our game." Yes hello I'd like to report a public execution 🇨🇦

🚀 Just published! My latest article in #Law360 #Canada tackles procedural fairness and #AI explainability. If AI decisions can’t be explained, they can’t be challenged, posing a serious risk to procedural fairness. Read it here: www.law360.ca/ca/articles/... #AIinLaw #LegalTech #Lawsky

"they don't have any military protection, look at what's going on out there... people are in danger" This is not the statement of the head of state of someone who is an ally to #Canada, and this is not the sentiment of a peaceful neighbour. Enlist. Persist. Resist. #Enlist #Persist #Resist

As a bit of a hub for my long-form #AI pieces, I've jumped over to #Substack! I'll be importing many of my #LegalTech pieces over the coming weeks, and the stuff I'm working on now (which the #AIinLaw crowd will *really* like) will make its way over there when it's ready: substack.com/@danieljescott

Just an administrative update, but now that I'm full-swing on consulting for #AI in law initiatives, my handle has been updated! I am now @aiinlaw.ca, just like my email: [email protected] #AIinLaw #LegalTech

🚨 BREAKING! In a first for #copyright law, a court has found that training #AI models on copyright material is not fair use. What implications could this have in #Canada and broader #LegalTech development? I wrote all about it 👉 www.law360.ca/ca/ip/articl...

🚨 #AIinLaw 🚨 Lawyers are focusing on when #AI is allowed, not when it’s actually useful. Let's talk about when you SHOULD use AI. Full article 👉https://www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/articles/2295771/beyond-ethics-and-governance-when-ai-should-and-shouldn-t-be-used-in-law-daniel-j-escott- #LegalTech #A2J

⚖️ If #criminal courts are being hindered by outdated tech, why are the #appeal courts more worried about the loss of in-person hearings? In my latest article, I explore the #judicial tech divide straining the justice system in Canada: www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art... #A2J #LegalTech #LawSky #CdnLaw

Is outdated #LegalTech hindering #Canada 's #criminal justice system? Criminal court #judges are reporting significant tech challenges but it's the higher courts that are more worried about tech's impact 🤔 Read all about the #judicial tech divide in my latest article: www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art...

🚨 New Article Out Now! 🚨 With 38% of Canadian judges surveyed believing AI may replace them within 30 years, we need to rethink what justice actually means. Is the future of justice one of lawyers, AI, or something in between? Read here: www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art... #AI #A2J #LegalTech

🚀 First article alert! 🚀 Proud to share my debut as a tech & law writer for @law360.bsky.social Canada🎉 Can courts leverage digital tools for public education while preserving independence? My take: Yes* Read here: www.law360.ca/ca/pulse/art... #LegalTech #SocialMeidia #AccessToJustice #A2J

So OpenAI has a problem with other people using their generated material to train an AI model? Interesting... 🤔

My two cents after a quick look under the hood with #DeepSeek: it's not innovation, it's the logical result of brain drain. Chinese tech firms have been absorbing an awful lot of the engineers affected by big tech layoffs because "AI can do their job for free". Sure, but who'll improve it?

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

There's one glaring, undiscussed hole regarding the evolving role of experts, including legal experts, in AI Dynamics: human-in-the-loop. An AI's output is only as good as the human user understanding the explainable output. There's already a place for us: in the loop. #AI #legaltech #AIinLaw

New on CanLII: Me! My article on Multi-Functional Access to Justice Centres, based on our largest-ever empirical study of Canadian judges to understand their perceptions of technology, is now on CanLII (citation: 2024 CanLIIDocs 3112): www.canlii.org/en/commentar... #LegalTech #AI #AIinLaw #A2J

I don't hate this, but if this is the only major announcement we make this offseason, I expect this season will be DOA for @torontofc.ca (if only because "we brought back Robin" doesn't actually address any problems with the club, just our simple lack of a warm body at the top) #TFClive thoughts?

The NL Progressive Conservative party spent all week demanding an independent review. They finally get what they want, and then they childishly walk out of the vote. At a certain point, Newfoundland and Labrador has to ask: who do the PCs think they work for? It certainly isn't the people #nlpoli

Update: my will to relax lost, and instead I finished my paper on judicial independence and #AI. Now, as a relatively new and naive researcher, my next question is: what journal should I submit it to? Open to suggestions! #lawsky #academia #legaltech #AIinLaw

Honoured that my article, "Towards Responsible AI Integration: Evaluating the CJC Guidelines for Canadian Courts", was included in Chapter 7 of a great new open access resource by Ben Perrin titled "Artificial Intelligence & Criminal Justice: Cases and Commentary": www.canlii.org/en/commentar...

The plight of someone who writes for work: being on vacation, having a great idea, and being forced to decide if my vacation is to relax or to let me write undisturbed.

An absolute honour to be recognized as a winner in the #Clawbies2024! Thanks to the judges, and congratulations to all this year's winners! I will continue pushing the boundaries of #AIinLaw in 2025, we need more focused conversations on exploring and deploying #AI in our institutions. #legaltech

🏆A true honour to close 2024 by winning the 2024 Clawbie (Canadian Law Blog Award) for Best Legal Papers, Reports, or eBooks of 2024 for my first major AI report, "Exploring AI at High-Risk Legal Institutions"! Read it here: www.airrlab.com/s/Exploring-... #AI #CdnLaw #Clawbies #AIinLaw #legaltech

A proud day for every Newfoundlander and Labradorian, myself included. 55 years of harsh treatment and animosity between provinces have been settled in a single agreement. Finally a win-win, and hopefully the beginning of a new era of relations between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Big news! 🎉 My report, Exploring AI at High-Risk Legal Institutions, has been accepted for the #LawAndSociety Association’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago! 🌐 This key report explains how courts and tribunals can responsibly explore #AI: www.airrlab.com/s/Exploring-... #A2J #AIinLaw #LegalTech