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The bar exam is next week.
For any bar-takers out there: You've got this.
And if you happen to have a bad day and fail the first time, it's okay. You can still be a great lawyer. Hang in there.
That said, making really clear that workers can express issues with their places of employment is great low hanging fruit that can be done voluntarily by the companies (and mandated in law).
And... it is a thing that we need regardless of whether AI ever gets smarter or stays at about its current level of competence.
See:
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-we-don-t-know-about-ai-and-what-it-means-for-policy
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I like the idea behind https://righttowarn.ai/ BUT:
- many of the harms of AI are not "risks," they are happening now,
- the AI companies don't just need "guidance" from policymakers (and the public) they need laws and enforcement of laws already on the books, and
- workers already have many rights in this context that should not be given up when/if a disclosure process exists
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Here are two things we don't know about AI and what that means for AI policymaking.
"Uncertainty about future AI development cost and trajectory should not stop policymakers from taking action now. Enacting policy under uncertainty is common and necessary."
Alexander Macgillivray explores how AI's uncertain future is impacting policymaking. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what-we-don-t-know-about-ai-and-what-it-means-for-policy
One approach, that also has significant tech-support-of-parents benefits, is maintaining a login to their account that can be accessed by you while they are alive.
It requires a significant amount of trust, and opens up privacy and security risks, but may make sense for you and yours.
The Public Domain Review
Sarah Fackrell
Lawfare
Bill Janeway