Before the release of ChatGPT in 2022, a start-up company, ROSS Intelligence Inc., founded by three students (two computer scientists and a lawyer) at the University of Toronto in 2014, attempted to create the first AI lawyer. Their effort began at …
With new AI tools arriving at a dizzying pace, it is easy to focus on what the technology can do. The question I repeatedly come back to though is more personal: How can organizations—and the people within them—adapt? That question …
Keeping People at the Center: Unprecedented and the Human Side of AI Adoption Read more »
Sherry Turkle, an MIT professor, has studied how technology affects people for more than forty years. She is the founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. In earlier books, she criticized social media and smartphones for their …
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines (Book Review) Read more »
On a beautiful Friday morning in Seattle a few weeks ago, the annual WestPac Conference kicked off with a keynote by Dr. Jevin West, a professor and associate dean for research in the Information School at the University of Washington. …
Anthropomorphic Seduction, or Why We Still Need Law Librarians Read more »
Last month, we shared that California was the first state to pass legislation regulating attorneys’ use of generative AI with Senate Bill 574. The enrolled bill was presented to Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and he had until September 30th to …
Governor Newsom Signs First-in-the-Nation Law Regulating Attorneys’ AI Use Read more »
Requests come in all shapes and sizes. A quick phone call, a pop-in to the library, a Teams message, or an email from an attorney with “URGENT” in the subject line. For legal information professionals, responding to those questions is …
The Question Isn’t Just How You Answer a Research Request. It’s How You Manage It. Read more »
Permanently Cataloged under “First -Day Realities”, Instance #001: I just spent the last 3 years making “law student” my whole personality. 3 years of late nights and copious amounts of caffeine go by like a long blink. I earned one …
This year was my first time attending AALL, having started as a Librarian at the Syracuse University College of Law Library last November. I had an incredible time at AALL while participating in engaging conversations, informative sessions, and countless opportunities …
California has led the nation in its efforts to regulate and provide guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence by the state court system and attorneys admitted to practice by the State Bar of California. Now, with the passage …
California Passes First-in-the-Nation Law Regulating Attorneys’ AI Use Read more »
Guest Author Justin Tung, Transactional Practice Innovation Lead at Jackson Walker LLP I recently attended the 2026 AALL Annual conference where I had the privilege of attending sessions taught by some of the most knowledgeable and thoughtful individuals in the …
