There are real harms that occur on TikTok, like any other. But I’m not convinced a ban is the right approach. My post argues the answer lies in broadly applicable regulations: better privacy, competition, platform responsibility, and disinformation rules. x.com/mgeist/status/…

Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the U.S. Air Force War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/2024/03/drones…

Co-Intelligence, my book on AI, is out today! Here is an interview with Ezra Klein about it: nytimes.com/2024/04/02/opi… And as some people didn’t get a chance to pre-order, anyone who buys the book *by Friday* can still get the companion GPTs by going here: moreusefulthings.com/book

(1/3) ICYMI: Revisit this ep. of CBA National ABC Modern Law w/Ben Perrin! His book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice system on Trial, is a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. It takes a trauma-informed approach to examine our criminal justice system.

AI in the courtrooom: Abdi Aidid "The hard truth is that even if we get very good at detecting AI fakes very quickly, it’s going to get challenging again just as quickly" nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

“Even if we get very good at detecting AI fakes very quickly, it’s going to get challenging again just as quickly. The problem is that our detection technology is learning at more or less the same pace as the technology we use to create deepfakes." nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Does competition law and Canada’s foreign investment review enable or hinder innovation? nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Law professor who challenged Section 12 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act says regular legislation’s ability to restrict an inherent privilege sets ‘disturbing’ precedent nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

The Court has allowed the appeal in R. v. Tayo Tompouba. It ordered a new trial in French for an accused person who was not informed of his right to be tried in the official language of his choice: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…. #criminallaw #cdnlaw

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a retrial for a man not informed of his right to a French language trial nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

During a fireside chat at the Canadian Bar Assoc. Immigration Conference last night in Montreal, former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour said countries can't manage their borders without talking to their neighbours. Holly Lake 🇺🇦🌻🇺🇦 has the story. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

As cases get tossed due to backlogs and delays, lawyer says accessible data is needed to drive improvements. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Amid concerns about disinformation, Chief Justice Richard Wagner says elected leaders should read Supreme Court decisions before speaking about them. Dale Smith has the story. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

CBA urges delay in capital gains tax increase as government introduces legislation law360.ca/ca/business/ar…

For the evening crowd, my latest from CBA National ABC: No absolute immunity for unconstitutional laws #SCC #cdnlaw #cdnpoli nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Steve Levitt appointed CEO of Canadian Bar Association canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/s…

Fundamental changes to the Competition Act have expanded opportunities for private litigation in Canada. Alan Freeman dives in ahead of the CBA's Fall Competition Law Conference in Ottawa this week. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Nobel prize in economics awarded to three economists for research into how poor institutions affect countries’ success /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

NEW on #Capitalisnt: Sir Niall Ferguson (Niall Ferguson Hoover Institution) joins Bethany McLean and Zingales to discuss why the global population is collapsing and what it means for the future of civilization. Listen: capitalisnt.com/episodes/the-f…

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