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Google Street View Adds Virtual Reality Support With Cardboard
October 31, 2015
If you have a Google Cardboard compatible headset lying around, Street View is about to get a lot more fun. Google today announced support for Cardboard in its mobile Street View apps for Android and iOS. The update will allow you to explore locations in 360 degrees (although not quite 3D, as that would require a different camera set up). Street View is one of the most obvious applications for Cardboard, given it’s already constructed in 360 degrees; it’s somewhat surprising Street View...
October 31, 2015
If you have a Google Cardboard compatible headset lying around, Street View is about to get a lot more fun. Google today announced support for Cardboard in its mobile Street View apps for Android and iOS. The update will allow you to explore locations in 360 degrees (although not quite 3D, as that would require a different camera set up). Street View is one of the most obvious applications for Cardboard, given it’s already constructed in 360 degrees; it’s somewhat surprising Street View...
Thomson Reuters Announces IBM Watson Partnership
October 28, 2015
In its second major deal to be announced in as many weeks Thomson Reuters has revealed that it has entered into a partnership with IBM to use its artificial intelligence solution Watson across the breadth of its customer solutions. The Toronto and New York-listed publishing giant will explore the application of Watson – a cognitive computing system that learns and develops as it is used – across the legal, tax and finance departments. Thomson Reuters’ chief strategy officer Brian Scanlon...
October 28, 2015
In its second major deal to be announced in as many weeks Thomson Reuters has revealed that it has entered into a partnership with IBM to use its artificial intelligence solution Watson across the breadth of its customer solutions. The Toronto and New York-listed publishing giant will explore the application of Watson – a cognitive computing system that learns and develops as it is used – across the legal, tax and finance departments. Thomson Reuters’ chief strategy officer Brian Scanlon...
What to Think About Machines That Think
October 24, 2015
Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of "superintelligence" in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Her, etc.), it is time to seriously consider the reality of intelligent technology, many forms of which are already being integrated into...
October 24, 2015
Stephen Hawking recently made headlines by noting, "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race." Others, conversely, have trumpeted a new age of "superintelligence" in which smart devices will exponentially extend human capacities. No longer just a matter of science-fiction fantasy (2001, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Her, etc.), it is time to seriously consider the reality of intelligent technology, many forms of which are already being integrated into...
Personalizing Negligence Law
October 22, 2015
The most fundamental feature of negligence law is the "reasonable person" standard. This feature bases negligence law on a strictly objective foundation: it requires people to behave in the prudent way that, as Holmes explained, the ordinary, typical member of their community observes. In this Article we argue that with the increasing availability of information about actors' characteristics, negligence law should give up much of its objectivity by allowing courts to "subjectify" the standard of care...
October 22, 2015
The most fundamental feature of negligence law is the "reasonable person" standard. This feature bases negligence law on a strictly objective foundation: it requires people to behave in the prudent way that, as Holmes explained, the ordinary, typical member of their community observes. In this Article we argue that with the increasing availability of information about actors' characteristics, negligence law should give up much of its objectivity by allowing courts to "subjectify" the standard of care...
Empirical Law Deans
October 16, 2015
One of the academy's leading empirical legal scholars, Tom Miles, was just named the University of Chicago Law School's 15th Dean. A prolific scholar (and award-winning classroom teacher), Tom's primary research focus is in the areas of criminal justice and judicial behavior, and he has looked extensively at issues of race through a variety of legal perspectives. His scholarship makes creative use of the tools of law and economics as well as empirical methods. Not surprisingly, Tom is a Fellow in the Society...
October 16, 2015
One of the academy's leading empirical legal scholars, Tom Miles, was just named the University of Chicago Law School's 15th Dean. A prolific scholar (and award-winning classroom teacher), Tom's primary research focus is in the areas of criminal justice and judicial behavior, and he has looked extensively at issues of race through a variety of legal perspectives. His scholarship makes creative use of the tools of law and economics as well as empirical methods. Not surprisingly, Tom is a Fellow in the Society...
The Brain on PBS Beginning Oct. 14.
October 14, 2015
The Brain, hosted by David Eagleman, to air on PBS beginning Oct. 14. - See more at: http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/2015/10/the-brain-on-pbs.html#sthash.WHsNg5kQ.dpuf Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of us, why we feel and think the things we do.
October 14, 2015
The Brain, hosted by David Eagleman, to air on PBS beginning Oct. 14. - See more at: http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/2015/10/the-brain-on-pbs.html#sthash.WHsNg5kQ.dpuf Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of us, why we feel and think the things we do.
Managing Conflict 4.0: The New Wave of Opportunities for Businesses Around the Globe
October 13, 2015
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Law Journal present a two-day conference dealing with...
October 13, 2015
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Law Journal present a two-day conference dealing with...
Why Are So Many Law Firms Trapped in 1995?
October 8, 2015
After I graduated from law school, my first assignment at a large New York law firm was to assist in the discovery phase...
October 8, 2015
After I graduated from law school, my first assignment at a large New York law firm was to assist in the discovery phase...
Littler Mendelson’s Drive for Analytics Initiatives
October 4, 2015
The Am Law 100 firm is implementing new legal service and technology initiatives that let clients work smarter. Big Data and analytics are transforming the way we interact with the world, as they detect and decode detailed patterns that may be overlooked by their organic creators. In the legal space, the adoption of these technologies may at times have lagged behind others, but several law firms and legal departments are taking advantage of this new realty. For labor and employee stalwart Littler...
October 4, 2015
The Am Law 100 firm is implementing new legal service and technology initiatives that let clients work smarter. Big Data and analytics are transforming the way we interact with the world, as they detect and decode detailed patterns that may be overlooked by their organic creators. In the legal space, the adoption of these technologies may at times have lagged behind others, but several law firms and legal departments are taking advantage of this new realty. For labor and employee stalwart Littler...
Law Has Come a Long Way but Not Far Enough
October 2, 2015
While we've accomplished a lot on efficiency, and there have been major changes in the business of law, the practice of law, on a fundamental level, has not changed as much. But such fundamental change is likely underway now, as technology and innovative thinking takes a more and more aggressive role in changing the practice - from Premonition's ability to assist clients in selecting lawyers. Yet, while the practice has changed, it is easy to recognize how much farther we have to go. While people...
October 2, 2015
While we've accomplished a lot on efficiency, and there have been major changes in the business of law, the practice of law, on a fundamental level, has not changed as much. But such fundamental change is likely underway now, as technology and innovative thinking takes a more and more aggressive role in changing the practice - from Premonition's ability to assist clients in selecting lawyers. Yet, while the practice has changed, it is easy to recognize how much farther we have to go. While people...
