Interested in AI Lawyering?
https://www.bespacific.com/genai-for-law-cases-and-policies/
GenAI for Law – Cases and Policies
“On this episode of law.MIT.edu’s IdeaFlow, we’ll explore and discuss two examples of how generative AI can be applied to legal use cases, namely: judicial caselaw research and handling privacy policies.
The current version of this episode: https://law.mit.edu/pub/ideaflow-16/release/4
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Maybe we can sell it as a ‘Right to Choose?’
The Power of Preference in the Wake of Privacy Regulations
In the ever-evolving privacy landscape, the average individual is becoming increasingly concerned with the security of their personal data. To prevent the mishandling of sensitive information, new regulations addressing data privacy are cropping up all over the globe.
One recent example of this is the updates to Quebec’s Act to Modernize Legislative Provisions Respecting the Protection of Personal Information, more commonly known as “Law 25.” First introduced in September 2022, Law 25 initially tasked businesses with implementing a handful of data security measures, including (but not limited to) designating a staff member in charge of protecting personal information and taking reasonable measures to protect the victims of confidentiality incidents.
As of September 2023, more robust guidelines have been introduced under Law 25. Private businesses operating in Quebec must now:
Develop a policy on practices that regulates the business governance on the protection of personal information.
Obtain an individual’s free and informed consent to collect, communicate, and use their personal information and comply with these new consent rules.
Respect individuals’ rights to de-indexation and cessation of dissemination – meaning individuals can revoke a company’s right to collect, index, and share their data at any time.
Conduct a privacy impact assessment before disclosing personal information outside of Quebec.
To summarize, respecting consumer preferences and increasing transparency surrounding the collection and use of their personal data is now codified by Quebecois law, and private businesses must take note.
Perspective.
https://stratechery.com/2023/openais-misalignment-and-microsofts-gain/
OpenAI’s Misalignment and Microsoft’s Gain
I have, as you might expect, authored several versions of this Article, both in my head and on the page, as the most extraordinary weekend of my career has unfolded. To briefly summarize:
On Friday, then-CEO Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI by the board that governs the non-profit; then-President Greg Brockman was removed from the board and subsequently resigned.
Over the weekend rumors surged that Altman was negotiating his return, only for OpenAI to hire former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as CEO.
Finally, late Sunday night, Satya Nadella announced via tweet that Altman and Brockman, “together with colleagues”, would be joining Microsoft.
This is, quite obviously, a phenomenal outcome for Microsoft. The company already has a perpetual license to all OpenAI IP (short of artificial general intelligence ), including source code and model weights; the question was whether it would have the talent to exploit that IP if OpenAI suffered the sort of talent drain that was threatened upon Altman and Brockman’s removal. Indeed they will, as a good portion of that talent seems likely to flow to Microsoft; you can make the case that Microsoft just acquired OpenAI for $0 and zero risk of an antitrust lawsuit.
Microsoft’s gain, meanwhile, is OpenAI’s loss, which is dependent on the Redmond-based company for both money and compute: the work its employees will do on AI will either be Microsoft’s by virtue of that perpetual license, or Microsoft’s directly because said employees joined Altman’s team. OpenAI’s trump card is ChatGPT, which is well on its way to achieving the holy grail of tech — an at-scale consumer platform — but if the reporting this weekend is to be believed, OpenAI’s board may have already had second thoughts about the incentives ChapGPT placed on the company (more on this below).
The biggest loss of all, though, is a necessary one: the myth that anything but a for-profit corporation is the right way to organize a company.
Resource.
https://www.bespacific.com/amazon-announces-ai-ready/
Amazon announces “AI Ready”
Amazon announces “AI Ready,” a new commitment designed to provide free AI skills training to 2 million people globally by 2025. To achieve this goal, we’re launching new initiatives for adults and young learners, and scaling our existing free AI training programs—removing cost as a barrier to accessing these critical skills. Hiring AI-skilled talent is a priority among 73% of employers—but three out of four who consider it a priority can’t find the AI talent they need. The three new initiatives are:
Eight new and free AI and generative AI courses
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Scholarship, providing more than 50,000 high school and university students globally with access to a new generative AI course on Udacity
New collaboration with Code.org designed to help students learn about generative AI
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