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Patchwork vs. Preemption: the Debate Over Data Privacy Regulation

By: Nicole Harvey Over the past few years, development in the artificial intelligence (“AI”) space and personal data collection both surged astronomically.  In fact, recent analysis indicates that approximately 90% of the world’s data was created in the last two years.  As a result, data privacy has moved to the forefront of American political conversation.… Read More Patchwork vs. Preemption: the Debate Over Data Privacy Regulation

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Nuclear Meltdown and AI: How American Power Needs Have Increased the Favorability and Use of Nuclear Power

By:  Lily Wear   Constellation Energy has signed a deal to sell Microsoft power that will all go to a data center powering Microsoft’s AI tool.  The deal is set to recommission the Unit 1 reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania which has been closed since 2019.  The Three Mile Island power plant is the… Read More Nuclear Meltdown and AI: How American Power Needs Have Increased the Favorability and Use of Nuclear Power

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Teen Accounts: Will Meta’s New Update Sufficiently Protect Young Users?

By: Meredith Garrity On September 17th, 2024, Instagram announced the implementation of “Teen Accounts”, an update that addresses the growing concerns parents have about unsafe content their children consume.  This development comes as a response to the legal and public pressure Meta faces, culminating in litigation from over thirty U.S. states.  The lawsuit claims Meta’s… Read More Teen Accounts: Will Meta’s New Update Sufficiently Protect Young Users?

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Powering the Future: How Google and Tech Giants are Revolutionizing U.S. Electricity with Small Modular Reactors

By: Evan Mason Google has announced a historic agreement to purchase advanced nuclear energy to support its AI technologies and clean, affordable energy goals.  This landmark deal, branded as the world’s first corporate agreement for electricity sourced from advanced nuclear technology, signifies a paradigm shift in the way big tech companies develop and power their… Read More Powering the Future: How Google and Tech Giants are Revolutionizing U.S. Electricity with Small Modular Reactors

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AI and the Potential for Perpetuating Bias: Why the Judiciary Should Proceed with Caution

By: Nicole Harvey Eleventh Circuit Judge, Kevin C. Newsom, is making waves again for his controversial view that artificial intelligence (“AI”) could—and potentially should—be used to help judges interpret terms central to legal disputes.  Judge Newsom first voiced that opinion in May of this year when he penned a concurrence in Snell v. United Specialty… Read More AI and the Potential for Perpetuating Bias: Why the Judiciary Should Proceed with Caution

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AI Music: Fair Use or Theft?

By:  Connor Green “Polka Face”, “Party in the CIA”, “White and Nerdy” are all parody songs written by “Weird Al” Yankovic, based on the popular songs “Poker Face”, “Party in the USA” and “Ridin’”.  “Weird Al” has made millions by writing songs that are heavily based on other artists’ work through the doctrine of fair use.… Read More AI Music: Fair Use or Theft?

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Data Scraping and its Crucial Role in Developing Artificial Intelligence

By: Gor Bagumyan Data scraping is a tool that companies have used for years in order to better develop their Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs and software.  In its most basic form, it is the extraction of data from one source to another.  This was originally done manually until 2024, where years of development have led… Read More Data Scraping and its Crucial Role in Developing Artificial Intelligence

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OpenAI Under Fire: Musk Files Lawsuit, Igniting Debate on AI’s Ethical Trajectory

By: Meg Apostolides   Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, has ignited a legal firestorm with his recent lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.  The lawsuit centers on accusations of a fundamental shift within OpenAI, raising critical questions about the ethics, transparency, and ultimately, the future direction of artificial intelligence (“AI”) development. OpenAI was founded… Read More OpenAI Under Fire: Musk Files Lawsuit, Igniting Debate on AI’s Ethical Trajectory

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IP in the Age of Algorithms: The USPTO’s new Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventions

By: Jennifer Gomes In this booming age of artificial intelligence (AI), laypeople and inventors alike are using AI across many different sectors.  The lines have begun to blur for inventors who have used AI to create their inventions.  While this technology has propelled innovation forward, it also poses issues for inventors who seek a patent… Read More IP in the Age of Algorithms: The USPTO’s new Guidelines for AI-Assisted Inventions

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Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

By: Sarah McLaughlin   With more than 551 million users, Spotify, one of the world’s most popular audio streaming services, is making a significant entrance into the AI arena by trying to reshape the user experience.  In February of 2023, Spotify released their new AI DJ—a “personalized AI guide that knows your music taste so… Read More Podcasting Without Borders: Spotify’s Innovative AI Translation for Podcasts

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Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

By: Bryan Sicard   As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly accessible to the general public, it is being used not only as an artistic novelty but has also shown itself capable of being used to fill voids in artistic markets.  This has resulted in AI being directed to create poems and literature, songs, scripts, and… Read More Art in the Digital Age: the Limited, but Real Value of Intellectual Property Rights in AI-made Artwork

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Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

By: John Garrasi   Antitrust regulation has seemingly taken a back seat during the last twenty years.  This apparent lull in government enforcement of antitrust behaviors has coincided with the rise of Big Tech.  To the delight of tech executives across the country, the government has largely failed to enforce regulations on tech companies since the… Read More Pay to Play: Google’s Antitrust Case Ushers in New Era For Regulators

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Who Owns Digitally Created Art That No Human Eye Has Seen Before?

By: Elliot Hangos Text to image is the creation of art from a text description.  Text to image technology uses AI to read and comprehend user-inputted text, and covert that text into a unique image.  Like the Google interface, the software solely provides users with a search bar.  Upon entering their search, users are provided… Read More Who Owns Digitally Created Art That No Human Eye Has Seen Before?

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Making History: Artificial Intelligence Slated to be Defense Counsel for a Human in a US Courtroom

By: Andrew Ciulla In a historic first, an AI-powered robot lawyer will appear as defense counsel in a U.S. courtroom in February.  However, for those skeptical or maybe even nervous about the development, rest assured that the case is nothing close to a murder defense or some serious criminal charge.  Instead, the robot lawyer will… Read More Making History: Artificial Intelligence Slated to be Defense Counsel for a Human in a US Courtroom

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Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

By: Jack Gagner The “golden age” of artificial intelligence (“AI”) image generation, or at least the buzz surrounding it online, shows no sign of slowing down in 2023.  Although AI image generation has been around for years, widely accessible and free online programs have recently delivered it to the internet-savvy masses.  Today, “[t]he most common… Read More Deviant Art? Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Image Generation

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Legal and Technological Resolutions for Disaster Relief

By: Elliot Hangos The role technology can play in assisting disaster sites is astronomical, especially when considering the millions of lives impacted by the 2,018 natural disasters since 2010.  Thus, new technology efforts have been made in recent years to better address disaster relief efforts, such as: the use of robots and drones, the implementation… Read More Legal and Technological Resolutions for Disaster Relief

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