The lawsuit against Northwestern Law would be funny if it wasn’t so steeped in misogynoir. I don’t know if it was possible for them to single out more impressive people. It’s as if they set out to write a satire meant to highlight the ridiculous racism of their argument.

cc Brian Highsmith

Grateful to have my paper on model deletion (aka algorithmic disgorgement) selected for a spotlight at this year's Generative AI + Law conference—looking forward to the workshop!

I enjoyed reading "Seeing Like a State," and learned from it, but I think everyone who likes it would also benefit from reading Paul Seabright's critical review—a strong candidate for the best book review I've ever read: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v21/…

Very cool paper corroborating the rest of the literature finding that air pollution and lead pollution are both very bad:

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My spotlight paper from last month's Generative AI + Law paper is now up online. I'm still working on it, and would welcome any thoughts or feedback anyone has. Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… Short thread explaining it: x.com/drmtown/status…

🚨 [AI RESEARCH] "The Deletion Remedy," by Danny Wilf-Townsend, is an excellent read for those interested in learning about AI & algorithmic disgorgement. Quotes: "The most specific legal doctrine that has been suggested as a justification for the remedy is the doctrine of disgorgement.

Although I see AI disclosure requirements discussed from time to time, I still have seen almost no mention of this provision — two paragraphs in a law passed by Colorado last session that seem to mandate broad disclosure of AI use in any consumer context.