ROSS Intelligence Pulls In Funds for Legal Research AI
ROSS Intelligence‘s mission – taking on the biggest names in legal research with artificial intelligence (AI) – just got an $8.7 million boost in venture funding. ROSS intends to outpace LexisNexis and Westlaw by using AI to assist attorneys with fast and accurate legal research. ROSS was founded in 2015 by Andrew Arruda, Jimoh Ovbiagele and […]
State Department Hosts Blockchain Forum
Blockchain@State was a one-day forum in Washington D.C. put on by the U.S. Department of State, Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships. The forum focused on using blockchain to perform government functions more efficiently and effectively. Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan gave the opening remarks at the forum on Tuesday (Oct. 10). “Blockchain has […]
Diana Bowman on Responsible Research and Innovation in Nanotech
Faculty Fellow and Associate Dean of International Engagement Diana Bowman recently co-authored a paper on responsible research and innovation (RRI) in nanotechnology. Devices of Responsibility: Over a Decade of Responsible Research and Innovation Initiatives for Nanotechnologies, published in Science and Engineering Ethics, discusses and takes stock of the international efforts to guide the responsible development […]
Present at Ten Darwin Talks: Ethical Innovation
Evolve Law is accepting applications for short presentations at the upcoming Ten Darwin Talks: Ethical Innovation event (Nov. 9, 2017). That could be you! Much has been said about new technologies and processes that are necessary to the practice of law, but how do lawyers remain ethical while implementing these solutions? Or is that just […]
Smart City Hack Finale: Friday (10/13)
Put this on your calendar! The Institute for Digital Progress (iDP) is holding the Smart City Hack 2017 Finale this Friday (Oct. 13). Smart City Hack is a competition where 7 finalists will pitch Smart City/Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to pressing civic challenges. The audience at Friday’s event (that could be you!) will get to […]
S.NET 2017: Langdon Winner on Technology and Democracy
Langdon Winner, a celebrated political theorist and professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, kicked off the Society for the Studies of New and Emerging Technologies (S.NET) annual conference with a keynote on technology and democracy. Winner’s talk, The Majesty of the Technosphere and the Twilight of Democracy, discussed the enduring promise of new technology for American […]
Marchant Speaks at Summit on Energy Innovation
Center Faculty Director Gary Marchant spoke at the National Governors Association‘s Energy Innovation Summit on October 4, 2017. His talk, Helping the Law Go Where Technology Is Going to Be, discussed how the law can deal with rapidly evolving energy and environmental technologies. When technology moves faster than the law scores of problems can arise, […]
Center Experts Publish Cover Story on Legal Analytics
Center Research Fellow Josh Covey, a recent Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law graduate and now Associate at Quarles & Brady, and Center Faculty Director Gary Marchant Recently published a cover story on legal analytics in the Orange County Lawyer magazine. Legal analytics is the application of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and big data to […]
Prof. Gary Marchant Gives Keynote on Technology and Access to the Courts
Center for Law, Science & Innovation Faculty Director Gary Marchant gave the keynote talk at the National Association for Presiding Judges and Court Executives 2017 Annual Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on September 26, 2017. Professor Marchant’s talk, titled “Using Technology to Improve Access to the Courts,” described various technologies being used to improve access to […]
Prof. Betsy Grey Talks CTE and Aaron Hernandez Suit
The autopsy of late NFL star Aaron Hernandez revealed a severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Hernandez’s daughter recently sued the National Football League and the New England Patriots (Hernandez v. Nat’l Football League) for negligence related to her father’s CTE and subsequent suicide. Bloomberg BNA’s Product Safety & Liability Reporter (subscription required) interviewed […]