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OpenAI Fixes ChatGPT Bug That May Have Breached GDPR - The titles assigned to users' ChatGPT conversations were randomly exposed to other users without consent. OpenAI has since fixed the bug, describing it as a "significant issue" with a third-party open-source library.
Iowa Becomes 6th State to Adopt Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law - Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the state's consumer data privacy bill into law, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia.
FTX Founder Indicted for $40M Bribe - Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a new criminal charge alleging he paid $40M to unfreeze crypto trading accounts in China, violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Goldman Sachs Reports: 300M Jobs At Risk with AI Advancements - The report investigates the potential large effects of AI on economic growth including impacting up to 44% of legal jobs as well as partially impacting 2/3 of current occupations across all industries.
Colorado To License Paraprofessionals to Perform Limited Legal Work - The Colorado Supreme Court has approved a new rule allowing licensed nonlawyer paraprofessionals to perform limited legal work in some divorce and child-custody matters.
Musk + Wozniak Among 1100+ Who Sign Open Letter Calling for Six-Month Ban on Creating Powerful AI - The letter calls on tech companies and governments to first create safety standards and control mechanisms for powerful AI before resuming work on developing these systems.
European Union AI Act - The act is expected to be a landmark legislation in the EU, governing the use of AI. Take a look at the scope and depth of the act and what it means for tech.
Tech and Entertainment Industry See More Layoffs - Despite layoffs in the US now over 300k (most recently with companies like Disney, GitHub, and Roku), tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon in Seattle are looking towards a hiring spree.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule, called the “click to cancel” rule, requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up.
Jeffrey Neuburger from Proskaur discusses the implications of a data scraping suit that was filed by a major airline against an award travel search site that aggregates fare and award travel data.
In the competitive world of legal leadership, the role of a General Counsel (GC) stands out as a coveted position. However, the path to this pinnacle is not merely about legal acumen but encompasses a blend of soft skills, strategic decisions, and a dash of the 'wow' factor.
Legal automation company Josef has closed a lightning-fast funding round to capitalize on market response to Josef Q, the AI-powered product it brought out of beta in November 2023 that enables legal and compliance teams to easily create self-service Q&A tools.
CS Disco Inc. welcomes Eric Friedrichsen as its new CEO, taking the reins after a series of controversies including the former CEO's resignation amid allegations.
The bill will impose more stringent audit requirements on cryptocurrency firms.
Dow Jones and New York Post accuse AI startup Perplexity of copyright infringement, alleging illegal copying of their content
This week the Dear Legal Ops Podcast is pulling back the anonymous curtains and popping some prosecco with their favorite legal ops leaders, Carl Morrison, Sheena Loren Ferrari, and Tommie Ferreira, courtesy of our sponsor Legal.io.
A U.S. appeals court has temporarily halted the FCC's reinstatement of net neutrality rules until August 5, 2024, following a challenge from ISPs and trade groups.