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Facebook Will be Overrun by Dead People Within 50 years, Researchers Say
June 16, 2019
According to new research from the Oxford Internet Institute, by 2070 the number of users on that are dead could outnumber the amount of living people using Facebook. The Institute predicts that at least 1.4 billion Facebook users will die before 2100, with the dead outnumbering the living in about 50 years. This could have serious implications for the manner in which the social media network stores our digital profiles.
June 16, 2019
According to new research from the Oxford Internet Institute, by 2070 the number of users on that are dead could outnumber the amount of living people using Facebook. The Institute predicts that at least 1.4 billion Facebook users will die before 2100, with the dead outnumbering the living in about 50 years. This could have serious implications for the manner in which the social media network stores our digital profiles.
The use of iPads by U.S. Fifth Circuit judges and law clerks
June 8, 2019
When the presentation allowed for questions from the audience, I asked the judges whether they prefer to read briefs in paper, on the computer, or on an iPad, and whether that led them to have any preferences on how the brief is written, such as whether they prefer to see cites in the text or in the footnotes. All four judges said that they were big fans of the impressive use of technology at the Fifth Circuit. For example, after a lawyer e-files a brief, the court adds hyperlinks to the PDF version...
June 8, 2019
When the presentation allowed for questions from the audience, I asked the judges whether they prefer to read briefs in paper, on the computer, or on an iPad, and whether that led them to have any preferences on how the brief is written, such as whether they prefer to see cites in the text or in the footnotes. All four judges said that they were big fans of the impressive use of technology at the Fifth Circuit. For example, after a lawyer e-files a brief, the court adds hyperlinks to the PDF version...
FutureLaw 2019: Rearranging the Bits of the LegalTech Revolution
June 1, 2019
The annual FutureLaw conference — produced by CodeX, the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, with the sponsorship...
June 1, 2019
The annual FutureLaw conference — produced by CodeX, the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, with the sponsorship...
Article on Blockchain Wills
May 18, 2019
Bridget J. Crawford recently published an Article entitled, Blockchain Wills, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law eJournal...
May 18, 2019
Bridget J. Crawford recently published an Article entitled, Blockchain Wills, Wills, Trusts, & Estates Law eJournal...
Boston Dynamics’ Mechanical Ostrich That Loads Pallets
April 20, 2019
Boston Dynamics has a new YouTube video showing off its newest robot design. This one is a reimagining of the "Handle" robot that the company originally showed off in 2017. Back then the robot could jump four feet in the air and do all kinds of tricks; now its purpose is to load pallets.
April 20, 2019
Boston Dynamics has a new YouTube video showing off its newest robot design. This one is a reimagining of the "Handle" robot that the company originally showed off in 2017. Back then the robot could jump four feet in the air and do all kinds of tricks; now its purpose is to load pallets.
AI Has Beaten Humans at Lip-reading
April 13, 2019
A pair of new studies show that a machine can understand what you’re saying without hearing a sound. Lip-reading is notoriously difficult, depending as much on context and knowledge of language as it does on visual clues. But researchers are showing that machine learning can be used to discern speech from silent video clips more effectively than professional lip-readers can.
April 13, 2019
A pair of new studies show that a machine can understand what you’re saying without hearing a sound. Lip-reading is notoriously difficult, depending as much on context and knowledge of language as it does on visual clues. But researchers are showing that machine learning can be used to discern speech from silent video clips more effectively than professional lip-readers can.
Utah, ‘Pajama Court’ and Resolving Cases Online
March 30, 2019
Within the next decade, it's possible that the majority of small claims court cases could be settled by users online, the same way one might pay a parking ticket or renew a business license. In fact, one state is already rapidly headed for this new status quo. That state is Utah, and officials involved with the work there described the how, why and future of the project Monday morning at South by Southwest during a panel dubbed “Adopting Online Courts in Utah’s Legal System.”...
March 30, 2019
Within the next decade, it's possible that the majority of small claims court cases could be settled by users online, the same way one might pay a parking ticket or renew a business license. In fact, one state is already rapidly headed for this new status quo. That state is Utah, and officials involved with the work there described the how, why and future of the project Monday morning at South by Southwest during a panel dubbed “Adopting Online Courts in Utah’s Legal System.”...
You Might Be a Robot
March 24, 2019
As robots and artificial intelligence (AI) increase their influence over society, policymakers are increasingly regulating them. But to regulate these technologies, we first need to know what they are. And here we come to a problem. No one has been able to offer a decent definition of robots and AI — not even experts. What’s more, technological advances make it harder and harder each day to tell people from robots and robots from “dumb” machines. We’ve already seen disastrous legal definitions...
March 24, 2019
As robots and artificial intelligence (AI) increase their influence over society, policymakers are increasingly regulating them. But to regulate these technologies, we first need to know what they are. And here we come to a problem. No one has been able to offer a decent definition of robots and AI — not even experts. What’s more, technological advances make it harder and harder each day to tell people from robots and robots from “dumb” machines. We’ve already seen disastrous legal definitions...
Racing Against China, U.S. Reveals Details of $500 Million Supercomputer
March 23, 2019
The Department of Energy disclosed details on Monday of one of the most expensive computers being built: a $500 million machine based on Intel and Cray technology that may become crucial in a high-stakes technology race between the United States and China. The supercomputer, called Aurora, is a retooling of a development effort first announced in 2015 and is scheduled to be delivered to the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago in 2021. Lab officials predict it will be the first...
March 23, 2019
The Department of Energy disclosed details on Monday of one of the most expensive computers being built: a $500 million machine based on Intel and Cray technology that may become crucial in a high-stakes technology race between the United States and China. The supercomputer, called Aurora, is a retooling of a development effort first announced in 2015 and is scheduled to be delivered to the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago in 2021. Lab officials predict it will be the first...
Two Most Important Skills for Success in School and Beyond?
March 4, 2019
That's the conclusion from this important opinion piece in the New York Times - The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know - that reports how the College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT, sought to answer the following question: "Of all the skills tested by the SAT that correlate with success in college and beyond, which two are the most important?" The answer: mastering computer science and developing an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Why computer science? The College...
March 4, 2019
That's the conclusion from this important opinion piece in the New York Times - The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know - that reports how the College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT, sought to answer the following question: "Of all the skills tested by the SAT that correlate with success in college and beyond, which two are the most important?" The answer: mastering computer science and developing an understanding of the U.S. Constitution. Why computer science? The College...
