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Stanford Activist Urges Lawyers to Integrate Design Into Legal Tech
May 11, 2014
Architecture and engineering are hardly what you think of when redesigning a law firm, at least when the redesign goes beyond the physical. But Yves Faguy in the National, the Canadian Bar Association's magazine's website, outlined how lawyers can learn from their more contemporary professional peers. “The missions of law and design are not that separate and [are] quite powerful if you bring them together,” Margaret Hagan, the codirector of the Program for Legal Technology and Design at Stanford...
May 11, 2014
Architecture and engineering are hardly what you think of when redesigning a law firm, at least when the redesign goes beyond the physical. But Yves Faguy in the National, the Canadian Bar Association's magazine's website, outlined how lawyers can learn from their more contemporary professional peers. “The missions of law and design are not that separate and [are] quite powerful if you bring them together,” Margaret Hagan, the codirector of the Program for Legal Technology and Design at Stanford...
Google Names Capital Factory as its Latest Google Tech Hub
May 10, 2014
Austin’s Capital Factory is Google’s latest Tech Hub. Mayor Lee Leffingwell, donning a pair of Google glasses, made...
May 10, 2014
Austin’s Capital Factory is Google’s latest Tech Hub. Mayor Lee Leffingwell, donning a pair of Google glasses, made...
Artificial Meaning
May 10, 2014
As artificial intelligences (AI) become more powerful and pervasive, communication by, with, and among AIs has become a common feature of everyday life. Early in the history of AI, there was ELIZA—a simple program that utilized simple pattern-matching algorithms to simulate a psychotherapist interacting with the user of the program. Human communication with AIs has been depicted in film and fiction, from the iconic confrontation of humans with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the very human...
May 10, 2014
As artificial intelligences (AI) become more powerful and pervasive, communication by, with, and among AIs has become a common feature of everyday life. Early in the history of AI, there was ELIZA—a simple program that utilized simple pattern-matching algorithms to simulate a psychotherapist interacting with the user of the program. Human communication with AIs has been depicted in film and fiction, from the iconic confrontation of humans with HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the very human...
Lawyers Will Crave Lenovo ThinkPad 8 Tablet
May 10, 2014
Many lawyers are quick to adapt new technology, such as Apple Inc.'s iPad, to their law practice. But lawyers can resist upgrading gear long after the benefits run their course, e.g., Research in Motion's BlackBerry SmartPhone (circa October 2011). At what point will the iPad lose its luster, or perhaps fall from grace, and follow the old BlackBerry smartphones? Lenovo, manufacturer of the popular ThinkPad line of laptop computers acquired from IBM Corp., would like to say "today" with the release...
May 10, 2014
Many lawyers are quick to adapt new technology, such as Apple Inc.'s iPad, to their law practice. But lawyers can resist upgrading gear long after the benefits run their course, e.g., Research in Motion's BlackBerry SmartPhone (circa October 2011). At what point will the iPad lose its luster, or perhaps fall from grace, and follow the old BlackBerry smartphones? Lenovo, manufacturer of the popular ThinkPad line of laptop computers acquired from IBM Corp., would like to say "today" with the release...
Huge Update for Google Maps
May 10, 2014
Here’s a list of the new features: Lane/exit notifications Offline mode — this was already available, but it looks beefed up Locations feature — a new, revised way of viewing and finding restaurants, hotels, and other hot spots; we found a great “local” Hawaiian eatery (the feature also tells you what’s popular in the area or with tourists) Uber integration Updated transit features Advanced favorites saving More Street View integration
May 10, 2014
Here’s a list of the new features: Lane/exit notifications Offline mode — this was already available, but it looks beefed up Locations feature — a new, revised way of viewing and finding restaurants, hotels, and other hot spots; we found a great “local” Hawaiian eatery (the feature also tells you what’s popular in the area or with tourists) Uber integration Updated transit features Advanced favorites saving More Street View integration
Policing by the Numbers: Big Data and the Fourth Amendment
May 9, 2014
The age of “big data” has come to policing. In Chicago, police officers are paying particular attention to members of a “heat list”: those identified by a risk analysis as most likely to be involved in future violence. In Charlotte, North Carolina, the police have compiled foreclosure data to generate a map of high-risk areas that are likely to be hit by crime. In New York City, the N.Y.P.D. has partnered with Microsoft to employ a “Domain Awareness System” that collects and links...
May 9, 2014
The age of “big data” has come to policing. In Chicago, police officers are paying particular attention to members of a “heat list”: those identified by a risk analysis as most likely to be involved in future violence. In Charlotte, North Carolina, the police have compiled foreclosure data to generate a map of high-risk areas that are likely to be hit by crime. In New York City, the N.Y.P.D. has partnered with Microsoft to employ a “Domain Awareness System” that collects and links...
The Scored Society: Due Process for Automated Predictions
May 9, 2014
Abstract: Big Data is increasingly mined to rank and rate individuals. Predictive algorithms assess whether we are good credit risks, desirable employees, reliable tenants, valuable customers—or deadbeats, shirkers, menaces, and “wastes of time.” Crucial opportunities are on the line, including the ability to obtain loans, work, housing, and insurance. Though automated scoring is pervasive and consequential, it is also opaque and lacking oversight. In one area where regulation does prevail—credit—the...
May 9, 2014
Abstract: Big Data is increasingly mined to rank and rate individuals. Predictive algorithms assess whether we are good credit risks, desirable employees, reliable tenants, valuable customers—or deadbeats, shirkers, menaces, and “wastes of time.” Crucial opportunities are on the line, including the ability to obtain loans, work, housing, and insurance. Though automated scoring is pervasive and consequential, it is also opaque and lacking oversight. In one area where regulation does prevail—credit—the...
Machine Learning and Law
May 9, 2014
What impact might artificial intelligence (AI) have upon the practice of law? According to one view, AI should have little bearing upon legal practice barring significant technical advances. The reason is that legal practice is thought to require advanced cognitive abilities, but such higher-order cognition remains outside the capability of current AI technology. Attorneys, for example, routinely combine abstract reasoning and problem solving skills in environments of legal and factual uncertainty. Modern...
May 9, 2014
What impact might artificial intelligence (AI) have upon the practice of law? According to one view, AI should have little bearing upon legal practice barring significant technical advances. The reason is that legal practice is thought to require advanced cognitive abilities, but such higher-order cognition remains outside the capability of current AI technology. Attorneys, for example, routinely combine abstract reasoning and problem solving skills in environments of legal and factual uncertainty. Modern...
Future Law 2014 Recap
May 8, 2014
On May 2, 2014, CodeX hosted its 2nd annual FutureLaw Conference bringing together leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, investors...
May 8, 2014
On May 2, 2014, CodeX hosted its 2nd annual FutureLaw Conference bringing together leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, investors...
Can Social Media Lead to Mandatory Arbitration?
May 7, 2014
Could “liking” a company on Facebook mean you’re agreeing to its binding arbitration clause? According to Thomas DeMicco of...
May 7, 2014
Could “liking” a company on Facebook mean you’re agreeing to its binding arbitration clause? According to Thomas DeMicco of...
