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Counterman and the U.S. Supreme Court’s Overly Mechanical First Amendment Protection of Threats

In Counterman v. Colorado (June 27, 2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that in order for a defendant to be convicted of a crime for making a threat to another person, the “State must show that the defendant consciously disregarded a substantial risk that his communications would be viewed as threatening violence.”  In other words, […]

Webinar The Quantified Worker AI and Employment Blog

If you couldn’t make it to my recent webinar to discuss Ifeoma Ajunwa’s book, The Quantified Worker: Law and Technology in the Modern Workplace, you can watch the replay here. I had a great discussion with Ifeoma Ajunwa, Pauline Kim, and Matthew Bodie on the use of AI in hiring decisions and for other employment […]

ABA Event on Privacy and Consent

On Thursday, June 22 at 12pm EST, I’ll be speaking on a webinar hosted by the ABA on Privacy and the Ongoing Viability of Consent. I’ll be discussing the background and effectiveness of the consent model with Jessica Rich and Aryeh Friedman. You can find more information about the event and how to register here. […]

Video of My Children’s Book, THE EYEMONGER

Here’s an animated video of my children’s book, The Eyemonger, that I narrated. If you want the print version, click here to order the book on Amazon. I also have free resources for parents and teachers to accompany the book. Publisher’s Weekly writes that The Eyemonger is a “delightfully illustrated story concerned with issues of […]

Cartoon: AI Experimentation and Regulation

Here’s a new cartoon on artificial intelligence, experimentation, and regulation. Creators of new technology often extol the virtues of experimentation. When it comes to policymakers experimenting with legal regulation, I often hear a different tune from those creating new technology. But they are experimenting with our lives and well-being, with society and democracy. Law, too, […]

The Prediction Society: Algorithms and the Problems of Forecasting the Future

I am excited to share my new paper draft with Hideyuki (“Yuki”) Matsumi, The Prediction Society: Algorithms and the Problems of Forecasting the Future.  The paper is available for free on SSRN. Yuki is currently pursuing a PhD at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Yuki began his career as a technologist, then turned to law, where he […]

LinkedIn Live Chat on AI and Privacy Harms

I chatted on LinkedIn Live about AI and Privacy Harms with Luiza Jarovsky about my article, Privacy Harms with Danielle Citron.  Luiza has a great newsletter called The Privacy Whisperer – definitely worth subscribing to. You can read my Privacy Harms article here. Here is the video of our chat.