Category: artificial intelligence

The dilemma of the deepfake: intellectual property and synthetic AI-generated content – Mills & Reeve

Posted March 7th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, copyright, intellectual property, misrepresentation, news by Lily

‘The use of AI to generate so-called “deepfakes” – artificial images of events that never happened, usually featuring the likeness of real people (most often celebrities) – has grown considerably in recent years. The use of AI-generated deepfakes by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the start of the recent AI Action Summit in Paris has renewed press and public attention to the associated problems’

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Mills & Reeve, 5th March 2025

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Man behind false Bitcoin founder claim improperly used AI in appeal bid – judge – The Independent

Posted March 7th, 2025 in appeals, artificial intelligence, costs, cryptocurrencies, news by Lily

‘Computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has been ordered to pay £225,000 in legal costs by a judge after he was found to have “improperly used AI” in a failed bid to appeal against a High Court ruling that he is not the founder of Bitcoin.’

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The Independent, 6th March 2025

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AI and procurement – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 25th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, news, public procurement by tracey

‘Anja Beriro looks at the potential use of artificial intelligence in public sector procurements.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st February 2025

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Ofcom calls on tech firms to step up action against ‘revenge porn’ – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, children, codes of practice, consultations, internet, news, ombudsmen, pornography, sexual offences, statistics, victims, women by tracey

‘Tech platforms should combat the rapid rise in explicit deepfakes and “revenge porn” by using a database of images to protect women and girls online, according to new guidance being drawn up by the UK communications watchdog.’

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The Guardian, 25th February 2025

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Lady Chief Justice’s annual press conference 2025 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted February 20th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, computer programs, courts, diversity, judges, judiciary, news, rule of law, speeches by tracey

‘The Lady Chief Justice, The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, held her annual press conference yesterday (Tuesday 18 February 2025).’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th February 2025

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AI getting more accurate but lawyers still needed, finds new report – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 20th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, law firms, legal profession, legal services, news by tracey

‘AI tools could be reaching the stage where they could be used as a cross-check for lawyers working on a legal issue, a new report has concluded.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

In depth: AI regulation falters as UK snubs international accord – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 18th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, consultations, copyright, data protection, government departments, intellectual property, news by tracey

‘Legal controls over development and use of artificial intelligence hit an obstacle this week, as the US and UK refused to back a statement in support of AI regulation signed by 60 other countries.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 18th February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

MPs: Ministers must give protections to creative sector amid AI copyright fears – The Independent

Posted February 13th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, artistic works, bills, copyright, government departments, intellectual property, news by sally

‘Ministers must heed warnings from the creative industries over the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and provide them with legal protections, according to MPs.’

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The Independent, 12th February 2024

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In depth: AI revolution is ‘inevitable’ – the challenge is to embrace it ethically – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 10th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, dispute resolution, judges, legal advice, legal profession, news by tracey

‘The master of the rolls was preaching to the converted at the latest LawtechUK event. His message was clear: artificial intelligence is here to stay and the profession should be prepared to embrace it.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 9th February 2025

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Speech by the Master of the Rolls at the LawtechUK Generative AI Event – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted February 7th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, judges, news, speeches by Lily

‘Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, gave a speech on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at the LawtechUK Generative AI Event in London.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 5th February 2025

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Creators of AI child sex abuse images face up to five years in prison under crackdown – The Independent

Posted February 3rd, 2025 in artificial intelligence, bills, child abuse, children, criminal justice, imprisonment, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse.’

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The Independent, 2nd February 2025

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Law reform charity proposes rights-based framework for AI use in justice system – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 31st, 2025 in artificial intelligence, charities, civil justice, criminal justice, legal profession, local government, news by Lily

‘Law reform charity JUSTICE has proposed the first rights-based framework to guide AI use across the UK justice system in a report that has urged the deployment of the technology be guided by a “clear purpose and responsibility”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2025

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‘Serious concerns’ about DWP’s use of AI to read correspondence from benefit claimants – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, benefits, data protection, government departments, news, privacy by tracey

‘White mail system handles “highly sensitive personal data” and people not told it is processing their information.’

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The Guardian, 27th January 2025

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UK copyright reform ‘could expose AI developers to mass claims’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 16th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, class actions, copyright, disclosure, news by sally

‘Plans to force AI developers to disclose what content they use to train their AI models could support a new wave of mass claims litigation by content creators, an expert in intellectual property law has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2025

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AI copyright regime steers away from requiring licences in all cases – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 19th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, copyright, licensing, news by sally

‘Prohibiting AI developers from training their AI models with copyrighted content without a licence in all cases would likely harm the UK’s global competitiveness in AI development, the UK government has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024

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Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly” – Legal Futures

Posted December 13th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, compensation, damages, insurance, law firms, legal profession, medical treatment, medicines, negligence, news, personal injuries, statistics by sally

‘The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, researchers have estimated.’

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Legal Futures, 12th December 2024

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UK Supreme Court to hear another important AI patent case – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 4th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, news, patents, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Commercially important questions concerning the degree to which software, including artificial intelligence (AI) systems, can be patented, are to be considered by the UK’s highest court in what will be the second important AI patent case to come before it.’

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OUTLAW.com, 3rd December 2024

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AI “could amplify gender biases in legal profession” – Legal Futures

Posted December 4th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, bias, equality, gender, law firms, legal profession, news, sex discrimination, solicitors, women by tracey

‘Increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) could “perpetuate or even amplify existing gender biases in the legal profession”, new research has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 4th December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, climate change, human rights, judges, news, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024

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Online Safety Act duties cover gen-AI and chatbots, Ofcom confirms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 28th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, internet, news by sally

‘Online service providers have been given a “valuable reminder” that content generated by AI will fall in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act’s requirements in the same way content created by human users does, an expert in technology regulation has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2024

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