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Law Technology Daily Digest
Monday, May 29, 2023 - Volume 21 No. 616
To all those who served
I hope your weekend went better than mine! At the tail end of last week a stomach virus took out the Brandt family, resulting in some household chaos as one had to be taken to the emergency room to be treated for dehydration and nausea. While all are on the road to recovery, this morning as I went to prep the newsletter, the last member of the family who didn't get it, succumbed.
Today is Memorial Day and the plan was an unedited and unfiltered newsletter. For the pinons outside the US, it is a federal holiday here honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. To those who serve or have served, we thank you. To those that served and gave the ultimate sacrifice, words cannot express the debt we owe you. As you go about your business, barbecuing and enjoying time off work, please remember the reason for the holiday and reflect upon those who guard our precious freedoms.
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That didn't take long!
The plan this morning was a quick newsletter unedited, unfiltered and without highlights but I can't let this post go by without comment. As AI has been getting so much press, the question was not how can AI go wrong in legal, but when. The when is now. The where was the Southern District Court of New York. According to the post, "After opposing counsel pointed out the nonexistent cases, US District Judge Kevin Castel confirmed, 'Six of the submitted cases appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations,' and set up a hearing as he considers sanctions for the plaintiff's lawyers." And "Lawyer Steven A. Schwartz admitted in an affidavit that he had used OpenAI's chatbot for his research." What makes it worse is how he went about verifying the case cites as authentic - not with actual research on Lexis or Westlaw - he simply asked ChatGPT if it was lying. This is definitely going into my presentation on AI to the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia next month. Be sure to read more at
The Verge :
A lawyer used ChatGPT and now has to answer for its 'bogus' citations
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Jeffrey Brandt , EditorJeffrey Brandt @jeffrey_brandt @PinHawkHappens PinHawk.com ILTA Strategic Partner Liaisons - NetDocuments Judge, Litera Changing Lawyer Awards 2021
Security News
CISO-approved strategies for software supply chain security Help Net Security, May 29, 2023 Top public cloud security concerns for the media and entertainment industry Help Net Security, May 29, 2023 Company size doesn’t matter when it comes to cyberattacks Help Net Security, May 29, 2023 Digital nomads drive changes in identity verification Help Net Security, May 29, 2023 Clever ‘File Archiver In The Browser’ phishing trick uses ZIP domains Bleeping Computer, May 28, 2023 PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers Bleeping Computer, May 28, 2023 Week in review: Zyxel firewalls vulnerability, phishing campaign targets ChatGPT users Help Net Security, May 28, 2023 CISA warns govt agencies of recently patched Barracuda zero-day Bleeping Computer, May 27, 2023 QBot malware abuses Windows WordPad EXE to infect devices Bleeping Computer, May 27, 2023 Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data Bleeping Computer, May 27, 2023 Recap Of The Week: Exploring Key News And Events Information Security Buzz, May 27, 2023 The Week in Ransomware - May 26th 2023 - Cities Under Attack Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 Microsoft Defender Antivirus gets ‘performance mode’ for Dev Drives Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 Keysight E5081A ENA-X produces error vector magnitude measurements Help Net Security, May 26, 2023 Edgewater Wireless launches MLX 488 WiFi7 Spectrum Slicing platform Help Net Security, May 26, 2023 2 Lenses for Examining the Safety of Open Source Software Dark Reading, May 26, 2023 130K+ Patients' Social Security Numbers Leaked in UHS of Delaware Data Breach Dark Reading, May 26, 2023 Tesla Whistleblower Leaks 100GB of Data, Revealing Safety Complaints Dark Reading, May 26, 2023 Researchers find new ICS malware toolkit designed to cause electric power outages CSO from IDG, May 26, 2023 [Mastering Minds] China's Cognitive Warfare Ambitions Are Social Engineering At Scale KnowBe4, May 26, 2023 US govt contractor ABB confirms ransomware attack, data theft Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 Emby shuts down user media servers hacked in recent attack Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 BlackByte ransomware claims City of Augusta cyberattack Bleeping Computer, May 26, 2023 Hopr raises $500K to accelerate product-led go-to-market strategy Help Net Security, May 26, 2023 Coalesce Partner Program helps automate the modern data stack Help Net Security, May 26, 2023 Cognigy and Black Box partnership to accelerate deployment of conversational AI Help Net Security, May 26, 2023 Travel-Themed Phishing, BEC Campaigns Get Smarter as Summer Season Arrives Dark Reading, May 26, 2023 How Safe Is Your Wearable Device? Dark Reading, May 26, 2023 Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom Krebs on Security, May 26, 2023 BrandPost: New report reveals tips for building a skilled cybersecurity workforce CSO from IDG, May 26, 2023 BrandPost: The state of operational technology and cybersecurity CSO from IDG, May 26, 2023 Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from May 2023 KnowBe4, May 26, 2023 Augusta Cyberattack Claimed By BlackByte Ransomware Group Information Security Buzz, May 26, 2023
News and Blogs
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Vendor Announcements
4 Reasons Managed AV Network Services Will Make Your Life Easier New Era Technology Blog, May 26, 2023
Corporate Legal Focus
Even as Multimillion-Dollar Fines Pile Up, Dollar General Says It's Making 'Sustained Effort' on Safety Inside Counsel, May 26, 2023 Rule 10b5-1 Amendments: Staff Issues 3 CDIs CorporateCounsel.net Blog, May 26, 2023 Memorial Day: Maj. Henry Courtney, Jr., USMC CorporateCounsel.net Blog, May 26, 2023 General Counsel Are Becoming More Attractive Candidates for Board Seats Inside Counsel, May 26, 2023 'Say Your Prayers': Meta's $1.3B Fine Might Not Be Last EU Data-Privacy Bombshell Inside Counsel, May 26, 2023
PRACTICE SUPPORT / E-DISCOVERY
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CS Disco, Inc. (NYSE:LAW) Given Consensus Recommendation of ... - MarketBeat (eDiscovery), May 28, 2023 Cloud Enterprise Content Management Market Size to Surpass US ... - Digital Journal (eDiscovery), May 28, 2023 Peaks and Valleys? Summer 2023 eDiscovery Pricing Survey Results Complex Discovery, May 28, 2023 Milwaukee library attracts new readers with viral TikToks Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 How business leaders should think about the metaverse in 2023 Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 What is a Library without a Librarian? Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 Wired: Generative AI Systems Aren’t Just Open or Closed Source Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 13 Ways Technology Has Changed Modern Language Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 Academics Change the Conversation Stephen's Lighthouse, May 28, 2023 Harvard Law School Professor Wants 'State Power' To Exact 'Sting ... - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 27, 2023 Presidential hopeful DeSantis inspires push to make book bans easier in Republican-controlled states Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article275824861.html#storylink=cpy Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 Welcoming Mental Health Counseling at Libraries Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 ARL and CARL Report on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 11 WARNING SIGNS YOU ARE DEALING WITH A WORKPLACE SOCIOPATH Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 How to send more emails and grow your subscriber list Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 Commercial Determinants of Health! Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 The Sound of a Dialup Modem, Visualized and Explained Stephen's Lighthouse, May 27, 2023 Legal Tech Roundup: TeamSystem Gets Silver Lake Funding - Law360 (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 COVID-19 Impact on Ediscovery (Software; On-Premise Software ... - The Navajo Post (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Hogan Lovells Launches ELTEMATE, a Tech Subsidiary Combining ... - Law.com (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Deepfakes Are Coming to Courts. Are Judges, Juries and Lawyers ... - Law.com (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Tomorrow Is Here (Again) - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Hanzo Collaboration Data Snapshot Survey Results from CLOC - JD Supra (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Major Changes To The Bar Exam Are On Their Way - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Post-COVID SEO Mistakes - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 One Of The Best Generative AI Products In Legal Rumored To Be In ... - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 'What Were They Thinking?' Is A Rhetorical Question - Above the Law (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Internal investigations under Swiss law - Global Investigations Review (eDiscovery), May 26, 2023 Tomorrow Is Here (Again) Above the Law - Legal Technology, May 26, 2023 OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app now available in Canada, India, Brazil and 30 more countries Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 This is a good article to read and consider when you’re reviewing your homeless patron strategies and protocols. Why You Shouldn’t Call the Police on an Unhoused Person (and What to Do Instead) Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 Strategies for having the courage to challenge unconstitutional laws targeting libraries and library workers Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 Amazon is gearing up to compete against ChatGPT Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 Wired: The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 The woeful history of ADHD, the condition that once got you branded as “defective” Stephen's Lighthouse, May 26, 2023 Taco Bell Teams Up With LeBron James To Bring ‘Taco Tuesday’ Fight To The Masses Above the Law - Legal Technology, May 26, 2023 Montana Won’t Be Able To Hit The Finisher On TikTok Without Addressing The Constitution Above the Law - Legal Technology, May 26, 2023 One Of The Best Generative AI Products In Legal Rumored To Be In Acquisition Talks Worth ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Above the Law - Legal Technology, May 26, 2023 Facing Preservation Dilemmas Poll Results from the UF-Law Conference: eDiscovery Trends EDiscovery Today, May 26, 2023 CGI 2023 Observations from Attendees: eDiscovery Trends EDiscovery Today, May 26, 2023 Making smart grids, smart fields, and smart facilities smarter with OpenText OpenText Blogs, May 26, 2023 The Attorney at Work 2023 Podcast Survey Report Attorney at Work, May 26, 2023
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT / LEAN / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING
News and Blogs
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Vendor Announcements
How Poker Can Make Lawyers Better Negotiators Blog of Legal Times, May 26, 2023 Biden Plans Executive Order on Outbound Investments, Foreign Trade Attorneys Say Blog of Legal Times, May 26, 2023 Deepfakes Are Coming to Courts. Are Judges, Juries and Lawyers Ready? Blog of Legal Times, May 26, 2023 Making smart grids, smart fields, and smart facilities smarter with OpenText Open Text: Press Releases, May 26, 2023
LEADERSHIP / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / MARKETING
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News and Blogs
LLRX May 2023 Issue LLRX.com, May 29, 2023 Twitter Quits EU Code Of Practice On Disinformation Silicon UK, May 29, 2023 Singapore Wealth Fund Cuts Pay Amidst FTX Fallout Silicon UK, May 29, 2023 Mother in Law: The best bits about my training contract UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, May 29, 2023 Memorial Day. When They Were Young. Future Lawyer, May 29, 2023 Empowering every developer with plugins for Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Office Blogs, May 28, 2023 Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 27, 2023 LLRX.com, May 28, 2023 Best of the blogs - 28 May 2023 UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, May 28, 2023 Pre/Dicta takes a radically different approach to predictive analytics than others ABA Journal - Legal Rebels, May 28, 2023 #PoetryFriday - Lover. Future Lawyer, May 28, 2023 #WhyIAmASolo - I Control The Flow Of People Asking Me For Help. Future Lawyer, May 28, 2023 Latest AI Tools: The Vanguard of Legal Technology - CityLife (Legal Technology), May 27, 2023 Is using Generative AI just another form of outsourcing? LLRX.com, May 27, 2023 The Chicago Boys and the Chilean Neoliberal Project Disrupt Legal, May 27, 2023 Is cybersecurity an unsolvable problem? Ars Technica, May 27, 2023 The lessons of a wildfire that destroyed a town and burned for 15 months Ars Technica, May 27, 2023 There Is No Such Thing As A Happy Memorial Day. 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No problem, if buildings copy networked tunnels of termite mounds Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 HP printers should have EPEAT ecolabels revoked, trade group demands Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Study narrows long COVID’s 200+ symptoms to core list of 12 Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Cocoa production linked to major deforestation in Africa Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Data Does Not Slow Down For Justice – how smart IT systems can better protect victims of serious crime Silicon UK, May 26, 2023 Ericsson Whistleblower Awarded $279m By SEC Silicon UK, May 26, 2023 Twitter Likely To Quit EU Code Against Disinformation, Says Official Silicon UK, May 26, 2023 Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Approved For Human Testing Silicon UK, May 26, 2023 Muslim Lawyers' Hub: Bridging the diversity gap in the UK legal profession UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, May 26, 2023 'Support staff' is such a patronising term: firms are lost without them UK Law Society Gazette: Comment and Opinion, May 26, 2023 Attending Law School in a Global Pandemic: Reflections on Competency in the “Pandemic Class” Slaw.ca: Practice of Law, May 26, 2023 Biden admin wants Europe to reject forced payments from Big Tech to ISPs Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 AI writing assistants can cause biased thinking in their users Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Why Tears of the Kingdom is worse without item duplication Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Huge Tesla leak reveals thousands of safety concerns, privacy problems Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 TikTok—banned or not, it’s probably here to stay, an Ars Frontiers 2023 recap Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Dealmaster: Lenovo’s ThinkPad doorbusters top Memorial Day deals Ars Technica, May 26, 2023 Rocket Report: Europe has a rocket problem, FAA testing safety of methane Ars Technica, May 26, 2023
Vendor Announcements
Legal Tikit: Press Releases, May 26, 2023
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I hope your weekend went better than mine! At the tail end of last week a stomach virus took out the Brandt family, resulting in some household chaos as one had to be taken to the emergency room to be treated for dehydration and nausea. While all are on the road to recovery, this morning as I went to prep the newsletter, the last member of the family who didn't get it, succumbed.
The plan this morning was a quick newsletter unedited, unfiltered and without highlights but I can't let this post go by without comment. As AI has been getting so much press, the question was not how can AI go wrong in legal, but when. The when is now. The where was the Southern District Court of New York. According to the post, "After opposing counsel pointed out the nonexistent cases, US District Judge Kevin Castel confirmed, 'Six of the submitted cases appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations,' and set up a hearing as he considers sanctions for the plaintiff's lawyers." And "Lawyer Steven A. Schwartz admitted in an affidavit that he had used OpenAI's chatbot for his research." What makes it worse is how he went about verifying the case cites as authentic - not with actual research on Lexis or Westlaw - he simply asked ChatGPT if it was lying. This is definitely going into my presentation on AI to the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia next month. Be sure to read more at The Verge: 
