Risks of AI-enabled academic misconduct flagged in new study – OUT-LAW.com

‘Research has highlighted the significant risks AI use can place on the integrity of exams and assessment in universities and other higher education institutions, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2024

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Tackling the regulation of sexually explicit deepfakes – Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog

‘Artificial intelligence, and its use on social media, is making it continuously harder to distinguish between real and fake information online. Although fact checking is often required when considering written or spoken words, with the advent of so-called “deepfakes”, we now also need to fact check some of the images or videos we see online.’

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Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 25th June 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

AI drafting in job ads: human oversight essential to ensure social mobility inclusion – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 25th, 2024 in advertising, artificial intelligence, diversity, drafting, news, recruitment by tracey

‘Human resources professionals, recruiters and business leaders should be aware of the crucial role language in job advertisements can play in attracting a diverse pool of applicants, and that while artificial intelligence (AI) can expedite the drafting process, human oversight remains essential.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024

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DWP algorithm wrongly flags 200,000 people for possible fraud and error – The Guardian

‘More than 200,000 people have wrongly faced investigation for housing benefit fraud and error after the performance of a government algorithm fell far short of expectations, the Guardian can reveal.’

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The Guardian, 23rd June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Vos: AI will redefine contours of professional negligence – Legal Futures

Posted June 20th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, legal profession, negligence, news by sally

‘Professional negligence lawyers need to grapple with the question of whether it is negligent to use – or not to use – artificial intelligence (AI), the Master of the Rolls has said.’

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Legal Futures, 20th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

AI in the family justice system: report published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory – Family Law

Posted June 17th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, families, family courts, news by tracey

‘The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published a briefing paper to prompt discussion and reflection about how artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially improve experiences for families and professionals using or involved with the family justice system. It also outlines the challenges and risks involved, and the governance required for safe usage.’

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Family Law, 11th June 2024

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

GenAI helps lawyers overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, drafting, law firms, news, reports by tracey

‘Three-quarters of lawyers agree that using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) helps them “get to a first draft quicker”, according to a report on trials run by a leading City law firm.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

“No vision” on use of AI by family justice system – Legal Futures

Posted June 4th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, family courts, news by tracey

‘There is currently “not a vision” for how people in the family justice system, clients and professionals, can “safely harness” the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has found.’

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Legal Futures, 4th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

2024 c. 10 – Automated Vehicles Act 2024

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Neurodiversity in academic misconduct: considerations for accessibility, equity and inclusion – Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog

‘As artificial intelligence technologies (“AI”) progress, universities face heightened pressure to detect and address academic dishonesty, including plagiarism and collusion. Receiving an allegation of academic misconduct is a difficult experience for any student, but for neurodivergent students, this process can add layers of complexity and emotional strain.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 20th May 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Senior judge predicts AI will transform the role of experts – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 20th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, expert witnesses, judges, news by tracey

‘A leading judge has told expert witnesses they will not be replaced by AI, despite the courts enthusiastically embracing the technology.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th May 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

New UK AI patent guidance issued ahead of appeal hearing – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 13th, 2024 in appeals, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, news, patents by tracey

‘The UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued updated guidelines for examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions just days before the Court of Appeal in London is due to hear arguments in a case that triggered the release of the revised guidance.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2024

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AI and Climate Change – 39 Essex Chambers

‘In this episode Katherine Apps KC speaks with environmental law pioneer Stephen Tromans KC about similarities, differences and lessons which can be learned for AI from the development of environmental, nuclear, chemicals and contaminated land law. They touch on the balance between international and domestic legal toolmaking, the effectiveness, or otherwise, of human rights and the common law and how law can best work in the context of rapidly developing technology and complex market pressures.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 19th April 2024

Source: www.39essex.com

Reforms in UK Data Protection Law: Potential Impacts on Individuals’ Rights Protection and AI Transparency – Oxford Human Rights Hub

Posted April 26th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, bills, brexit, data protection, news by sally

‘The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) was re-introduced into the UK Parliament in March 2023 and is currently being debated at the Committee stage in the House of Lords. Since Brexit, the UK can unilaterally decide to reform its legal framework on personal data regulation so that data power can be further unlocked. This objective is also tightly related to the pro-innovation approach aimed at spurring AI development in the UK. The DPDI Bill seeks to provide organisations with greater flexibility and stability in data processing while maintaining high standards of data protection. Nevertheless, there is considerable debate whether proposed changes in the DPDI Bill may dilute essential rights to data protection for individuals and undermine transparency in data processing related to AI.’

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Oxford Human Rights Hub, 23rd April 2024

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Embracing Artificial Intelligence in International Arbitration: Towards Transparency and Fairness – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Posted April 25th, 2024 in arbitration, artificial intelligence, chambers articles, news by sally

‘Leonora Riesenburg and Arran Dowling-Hussey reflect on the healthy and often colourful global debate on risk mitigation in international arbitration driven by modern forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI).’

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 2nd April 2024

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Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children? – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, blackmail, child abuse, children, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘As one of the largest “training” datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?’

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2024

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Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case – The Guardian

‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’

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The Guardian, 21st April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

What is a deepfake and why does the government want to make them illegal? – The Independent

‘The creation of sexually explicit “deepfake” images is to be made a criminal offence under new legislation, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’

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The Independent, 16th April 2024

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UK has real concerns about AI risks, says competition regulator – The Guardian

Posted April 12th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, competition, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Just six major technology companies are at the heart of the AI sector through an “interconnected web” of more than 90 investments and partnerships links, the UK’s competition regulator has warned, sparking increased concern about the anti-competitive nature of the technology.’

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The Guardian, 11th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Uber case a reminder of dangers of potentially discriminatory AI – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued a reminder to employers to be mindful of the way in which they use artificial intelligence (AI), to prevent inadvertent bias or discrimination.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th April 2024

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