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Algotrithmic Contracts by Lauren Henry Scholz
April 25, 2016
Recently, I posted about an article-in-progress Lauren Henry Scholz, currently Resident Fellow and Knight Law and Media Scholar at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. The article is now available on SSRN here. Algorithmic Contracts addresses topics that will be of great interest to many readers of this blog. She not only tackles the fiscally important development of technological automation of contracting processes, but she also wades into the significant implications of computer-facilitated...
April 25, 2016
Recently, I posted about an article-in-progress Lauren Henry Scholz, currently Resident Fellow and Knight Law and Media Scholar at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. The article is now available on SSRN here. Algorithmic Contracts addresses topics that will be of great interest to many readers of this blog. She not only tackles the fiscally important development of technological automation of contracting processes, but she also wades into the significant implications of computer-facilitated...
South Korean Government Invests One Trillion in Artificial Intelligence
April 24, 2016
The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a "pivot" of the nation's research and development in the field. Six large local firms -- Samsung and LG Electronics, SKT, KT, Naver and Hyundai Motor -- have decided to join the initiative, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future...
April 24, 2016
The South Korean government announced Thursday it would spend 1 trillion won (US$840 million) by 2020 to boost the artificial intelligence industry. It also plans to support the civilian-led establishment of a high-profile research center tasked with serving as a "pivot" of the nation's research and development in the field. Six large local firms -- Samsung and LG Electronics, SKT, KT, Naver and Hyundai Motor -- have decided to join the initiative, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future...
Microsoft is Using Minecraft to Train AI
April 24, 2016
When Microsoft acquired Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion, the idea was for the tech giant to break into mobile gaming with the developer’s massively popular title, Minecraft. Now, researchers at Microsoft are using a new platform called AIX to train an artificial intelligence agent to learn how to climb a hill in the open-world game. The goal is to teach what’s called ‘general intelligence’, the ability to learn lessons from one’s environment and make decisions. In a blog, Microsoft...
April 24, 2016
When Microsoft acquired Mojang in 2014 for $2.5 billion, the idea was for the tech giant to break into mobile gaming with the developer’s massively popular title, Minecraft. Now, researchers at Microsoft are using a new platform called AIX to train an artificial intelligence agent to learn how to climb a hill in the open-world game. The goal is to teach what’s called ‘general intelligence’, the ability to learn lessons from one’s environment and make decisions. In a blog, Microsoft...
Dataconomy AI Is The Future of Law—And Lawyers Know It
April 24, 2016
Mixing AI, one of the most cutting edge technologies, with law, a fundamental part of society, is a truly incredible step forward. Of course, if you want to realize just how complex the field is, take a look at some of the relevant ICAIL paper titles: “A Structure-guided Approach to Capturing Bayesian Reasoning about Legal Evidence in Argumentation,” “An Integrated Theory of Causal Stories and Evidential Arguments,” or my favorite, “Tax Non-Compliance Detection Using Co-Evolution of Tax Evasion...
April 24, 2016
Mixing AI, one of the most cutting edge technologies, with law, a fundamental part of society, is a truly incredible step forward. Of course, if you want to realize just how complex the field is, take a look at some of the relevant ICAIL paper titles: “A Structure-guided Approach to Capturing Bayesian Reasoning about Legal Evidence in Argumentation,” “An Integrated Theory of Causal Stories and Evidential Arguments,” or my favorite, “Tax Non-Compliance Detection Using Co-Evolution of Tax Evasion...
Lyft and GM Partner on Express Drive (Autonomous Cars)
April 23, 2016
Two months after General Motors announced a $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft to work on autonomous cars, the pair are launching their first service together. No, it’s not a self-driving car fleet (yet); it’s a short-term rental program called Express Drive: GM will provide all-in rental cars to Lyft drivers, who will pay between $99/week plus mileage and nothing at all, depending on how many Lyft rides they provide using the vehicles. Going live first in Chicago with...
April 23, 2016
Two months after General Motors announced a $500 million investment in transportation startup Lyft to work on autonomous cars, the pair are launching their first service together. No, it’s not a self-driving car fleet (yet); it’s a short-term rental program called Express Drive: GM will provide all-in rental cars to Lyft drivers, who will pay between $99/week plus mileage and nothing at all, depending on how many Lyft rides they provide using the vehicles. Going live first in Chicago with...
Uber Seeking to Buy Self-Driving Cars
April 23, 2016
Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday. "They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who declined to be named, said. "It seemed like they were shopping around." Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
April 23, 2016
Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday. "They wanted autonomous cars," the source, who declined to be named, said. "It seemed like they were shopping around." Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
Machine Learning in the Cloud, with TensorFlow
April 23, 2016
At Google, researchers collaborate closely with product teams, applying the latest advances in Machine Learning to existing...
April 23, 2016
At Google, researchers collaborate closely with product teams, applying the latest advances in Machine Learning to existing...
Global Pound Conference: What Happens in Singapore, Does Not Stay in Singapore
April 22, 2016
The first Global Pound Conference event was held in Singapore on March 17-18. Over 400 people participated in the event. Attendees came from all over the world including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Pakistan, Great Britain, Fiji, and more. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon used his Opening Address[1] to outline changes in the economic landscape that will lead to an increase in cross border disputes and the recognition that access to justice needs to remain a priority. He outlines...
April 22, 2016
The first Global Pound Conference event was held in Singapore on March 17-18. Over 400 people participated in the event. Attendees came from all over the world including the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Pakistan, Great Britain, Fiji, and more. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon used his Opening Address[1] to outline changes in the economic landscape that will lead to an increase in cross border disputes and the recognition that access to justice needs to remain a priority. He outlines...
The Vanishing Common Law Judge?
April 22, 2016
The Download of the Week is The Vanishing Common Law Judge? by Neal Devins & David Klein. Here is the abstract: The common-law style of judging appears to be on its way out. Trial courts rarely shape legal policymaking by asserting decisional autonomy through distinguishing, limiting, or criticizing higher court precedent. In an earlier study, we demonstrated the reluctance of lower court judges to assert decisional autonomy by invoking the holding-dicta dichotomy. In this essay, we make...
April 22, 2016
The Download of the Week is The Vanishing Common Law Judge? by Neal Devins & David Klein. Here is the abstract: The common-law style of judging appears to be on its way out. Trial courts rarely shape legal policymaking by asserting decisional autonomy through distinguishing, limiting, or criticizing higher court precedent. In an earlier study, we demonstrated the reluctance of lower court judges to assert decisional autonomy by invoking the holding-dicta dichotomy. In this essay, we make...
The Other Party May Be Like an Iceberg
April 22, 2016
Negotiations and mediations can be difficult when one or both parties want to play things “close to the vest” like a poker player and not open up about what they truly want and need (and why) in order to reach a resolution. On the other hand the other party may appear to be very demonstrative, emotional, irrational or angry covering up what’s really going on inside. Either way what may appear to you as the person’s shallow desires or demands may actually have deep roots. Like an iceberg...
April 22, 2016
Negotiations and mediations can be difficult when one or both parties want to play things “close to the vest” like a poker player and not open up about what they truly want and need (and why) in order to reach a resolution. On the other hand the other party may appear to be very demonstrative, emotional, irrational or angry covering up what’s really going on inside. Either way what may appear to you as the person’s shallow desires or demands may actually have deep roots. Like an iceberg...
