Don’t miss this excellent compendium by
For more than two years I’ve been writing that systems such as Wordsmith (from Automated Insights) can do a very
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- Will an A.I. Ever Become Sentient? “The quest for artificial intelligence could yield something that not only out-thinks humanity but can also feel like us.” Interesting (long) post here.
- Also from Medium: Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness and the Self. This one too is interesting but rather long.
Capital One AI
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I love this “back of the envelope” answer to “Is it AI?” from Karen Hao and the MIT Technology Review.
Can AI Really Be Worth $15.4 TRILLION? as reported in McKinsey’s The executive’s AI playbook? Perhaps not. Foley’s Peter Vogel posted some caveats and red flags here.
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The biggest story in AI this week is the launch in China of an AI (“Digital Human”) news reader/anchor person. It’s certainly not Uncle Walter, but at first glance it’s pretty convincing. “The Chinese AI anchor man looks very much like the average Chinese citizen, a typical Chinese guy with that oddly intellectual look.
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From Akin Gump: Policymakers Focusing in on Artificial Intelligence. “Following a series of recent events involving policymakers from Trump’s Administration and Capitol Hill, artificial intelligence (AI) was the second hottest topic in D.C.”
From Haynes and Boone:’s Stephanie Sivinski in Law 360: 4 Ways Advances in AI Could Challenge Patent Law
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Here’s a deeper dive into Ron Friedmann’s argument that legal tech is in the midst of “evolution” rather than a “revolution”. It’s an interesting read, well-reasoned with several examples. “…(I)n-house counsel change buying habits slowly, which in turn slows legal innovation.” I love that he focuses on the “voice of the client,” as should we
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The big news yesterday was Thomson Reuters’ launch of “…Westlaw Edge, an updated, artificial intelligence-assisted legal research platform. The updates include new warnings for invalid or questionable law, litigation analytics, a tool to analyze statutory changes and an improved AI-enhanced search called WestSearch Plus.” Here’s their video promo piece, and here the press release. Kudos
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From Jones Day: Major Patent Offices Meet to Discuss Adoption of AI Tools.
- In this post, Jones Day suggests that Trump may impose tariffs on AI: “President Trump is reportedly considering another round of Section 232 duties of potentially up to 25 percent on automobile and auto parts imports. … Additionally, the
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The kickoff presentations for Apple’s 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was a ho-hum affair. Most interesting:
- Apple continues to stress its superiority to Google and Amazon regarding consumer privacy. Especially when compared to Facebook.
- Siri, now siri-ously lagging behind Alexa and Google Assistant, is promised to get smarter with the release of iOS
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- This short piece by Bernard Marr (“Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain: 3 Major Benefits of Combining these Two Mega-Trends”) is worth reading but I disagree that blockchain is likely to “explain decisions made by AI.” If only!
Speaking of blockchain, in this post, Kevin Gidney, co-founder of Seal Software asks, “What do blockchain, artificial