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AI, Algorithms, and Awful Humans – Revised Version

Hideyuki (“Yuki”) Matsumi (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and I have significantly revised our essay, AI, Algorithms, and Awful Humans, forthcoming 92 Fordham Law Review (2024). It will be part of a Fordham Law Review symposium, The New AI: The Legal and Ethical Implications of ChatGPT and Other Emerging Technologies. In response to great feedback, we have made […]

Cartoon – Halloween AI Algorithm Training

Here’s my latest cartoon – for Halloween. This cartoon is inspired by many companies now starting to use their users’ data to train their AI algorithms.  Recently, Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) changed its privacy notice to indicate that it would start using user data for AI training. As the famous saying goes, “If you’re […]

BU Law Review Symposium on Privacy Law

I will be speaking on November 3, 2023 at a Boston University Law Review symposium: Information Privacy Law at the Crossroads. From the symposium description: This symposium aims to gather leading privacy scholars to examine the current state of privacy law and theory and explore its direction. With the introduction of the first bipartisan omnibus […]

Personal and Sensitive Data

NOTE: This post was originally part of my special newsletter on LinkedIn – Privacy+Tech Insights. This is a different newsletter from my weekly newsletter. My LinkedIn newsletters are more infrequent and typically involve a more focused analysis of a particular issue.   A quiet revolution has been going on with personal and sensitive data. There have been many notable […]

AI, Algorithms, and Awful Humans

I’m very excited to post my new short draft essay with Hideyuki (“Yuki”) Matsumi (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). The essay, which is a quick read (just 19 pages), is entitled: AI, Algorithms, and Awful Humans, forthcoming 92 Fordham Law Review (2024). It will be part of a Fordham Law Review symposium, The New AI: The Legal and […]