Mastodawn

Brian Thackston Apr 6, 2025

SuffolkLITLab Apr 5, 2025

TL;DR: In a surprising court case, a man used an AI-generated avatar to bolster his legal appeal, but the judge responded with a stern rebuke, highlighting the courtroom's unease with technology's role in legal arguments. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/nyregion/ai-lawyer-replica-new-york.html #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Man Employs A.I. Avatar in Legal Appeal, and Judge Isn’t Amused

The use of a video persona created with artificial intelligence software to help make an argument earns a stern rebuke.

The New York Times

Brian Thackston Apr 6, 2025

Bloomberg Apr 6, 2025

China Has Already Trade-War-Proofed Its Economy
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-06/china-has-already-trade-war-proofed-its-economy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Profiles @profiles-bloomberg

Brian Thackston Jan 31, 2025

Surf!

Brian Thackston Nov 14, 2024

this now pops up on my computer every day

great reminder about the product that is WordPerfect and the people that use it

Brian Thackston Nov 7, 2024

email and private storage (for estate documents... and such) has been on my mind

Brian Thackston Sep 22, 2023

Jennifer Stisa Granick Sep 21, 2023

Here's a running list of lawsuits against OpenAI:

https://originality.ai/blog/openai-chatgpt-lawsuit-list

ht @riana

OpenAI and ChatGPT Lawsuit List – Originality.AI

We looked at all lawsuits occurring against OpenAI and listed them below. In addition to the relevant detail we had a lawyer provide some commentary. This list will remain updated as an easy-to-reference location for any lawsuits against OpenAI ordered by date (oldest to newest).

Brian Thackston Aug 1, 2023

sometimes you want to choose a cutting-edge platform (newer features, modern UX, etc.)

sometimes you want to trust an older provider (higher likelihood they don't vanish, etc.)

sometimes you want to throw up because commitment is hard

Brian Thackston Jul 16, 2023

up and to the right 📈

Show thread

Brian Thackston Jul 15, 2023

also enjoying Shane Zucker's illustration.lol website which is the first used .lol TLD i've seen in the wild

Above illustration:
Illustrator Elena Xausa

Art Director
Kara Haupt

Brian Thackston Jul 15, 2023

happy weekend to all

gonna dig more into Ghost CMS today

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