I do not use AI in my legal work.
Some of my clients use AI.
I saw an AI output this morning, purporting to give information about data protection law (whether an IP address is personal data).
It included two cases, which do not exist. It did not include any case law which does exist. It gave no warning that the output was fiction.
Even if they can get over the ethical concerns (which, currently, I cannot), it would be cheaper, probably more fun, and no less inaccurate to ask a passing toddler.
This book on British Post Office scandal was one of the more heart breaking things I've read. If you're a dev I would consider it required reading.
https://bathpublishing.com/en-us/products/the-great-post-office-scandal
And now 30 years later accountability is delayed yet again. Guaranteed you're going to see shit like this with ai in 2040-something if not sooner.
aw c'mon man
The OCaml build system is all in I guess ... 🙄
Something I've found unexpectedly therapeutic is giving a reference for a former co-worker.
If you ever have the chance I suggest jumping on it. It's reaffirming to talk someone else up and you don't get too many opportunities.
From LB: "In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire job was to listen to volunteers. Most of the people they fired were union organizers. Wikipedia’s editors are now threatening to strike....
The Foundation has spent twenty years telling donors it is not like other tech companies. The union drive is the moment when that claim either becomes true or admits it was always marketing." https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943
Neil Brown
Bill the Lizard
John Mark Ockerbloom
