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Bias and Ethics in AI-Enabled Legal Technology: Examining the Role and Impact of Human Inputs on AI-Rendered Results in Legal Matters

Peter Gronvall, Nathaniel Huber-Fliflet, Jianping Zhang
March 14, 2023

Introduction

Advancements in the application of data analytics and artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly influencing the way legal service providers, including law firms, technology partners, and even in-house corporate legal teams, operate in the types of large-scale legal matters that prevail today.

Consumer Privacy Rests on Encryption Lawsuit: WhatsApp’s Legal Battle in India

Christina Moniodis
December 6, 2021

The fresh legal battle between Facebook-owned WhatsApp and the Indian government is a bit of a high-stakes game of chess determining both global consumer privacy and the sovereignty of tech companies to build such privacy on their own platforms.

Who should decide a company’s technical infrastructure - the company or a government?

Face/Off: The Battle To Authenticate With Biometrics

Mike Serra
April 15, 2021

Introduction

Establishing a Legal-Ethical Framework for Quantum Technology

Mauritz Kop
March 30, 2021

Quantum technologies are rapidly evolving from hypothetical ideas to commercial realities. As the world prepares for these tangible applications, the quantum community issued an urgent call for action to design solutions that can balance their transformational impact. An important first step to encourage the debate is raising quantum awareness. We have to put controls in place that address identified risks and incentivise sustainable innovation.

The Legality of Artificial Intelligence Contact Tracing to Stop Coronavirus in the U.S.

Todd E. Hutchins
September 12, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance systems based on cell phone ‘close contacts’ are the proven best way to trace and prevent the transmission of coronavirus.  This short commentary considers the legality of implementing AI tracing systems in the United States legal and social contexts during a public health emergency.  First, AI-driven close contact tracing via cellular phones is described, before turning to U.S.