Here’s the kitchen sink for August 16, 2024 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week – with another brand-new meme from Gates Dogfish!

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Here is the kitchen sink for August 16, 2024 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week, with a comment from me about each:

Tips for Paralegals and Litigation Support Professionals – July 2024: I’m embarrassed that I haven’t referenced Sean O’Shea’s excellent work on the KS before now. His monthly industry tips on the ACEDS blog are a must read for legal and eDiscovery professionals. And if you can’t wait for the monthly post, you can keep up with his own blog, where he writes up new tips several times per month.

eDJ Geek Guide: Legal Hold Reports: Speaking of great resources, Greg Buckles “wrote up a fast overview of the new Legal Hold report in Purview eDiscovery (Premium) as well as a PowerShell script to pull the information” in response to a question about whether you can export a report of all custodians on hold in Purview.

Ensuring Integrity and Ethical Use of AI Through ChatGPT Detectors: Rob Robinson writes about the use of ChatGPT detector tools to ascertain whether content has been created by AI models or humans. Do they work? I’ve heard conflicting stories, but I think the demand is at a premium for people who want to know where their content is coming from.

OpenAI reveals an updated GPT-4o model – but can’t quite explain how it’s better: One user said it added multi-step reasoning, but a spokesperson for OpenAI said “the speculation about multi-step reasoning missed the mark”. Then, they provided release notes that were still “vague”. Maybe we should apply one of Rob’s ChatGPT detectors to it? 😀

Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime: When asked to stop by researchers, the program said: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Just kidding. 😐

Artists claim “big” win in copyright suit fighting AI image generators: In an order on Monday, US District Judge William Orrick denied key parts of motions to dismiss from Stability AI, Midjourney, Runway AI, and DeviantArt. The court will now allow artists to proceed with discovery on claims that AI image generators relying on Stable Diffusion violate both the Copyright Act and the Lanham Act, which protects artists from commercial misuse of their names and unique styles. The battle is on!

A Protective Order Has Teeth – Counsel Disqualified After Court Finds Violations: “Violations” is an understatement in this case law ruling covered by Mike Berman on the EDRM blog. Despite a broad protective order, “the US Dominion court wrote that ‘Lambert and Byrne unilaterally decided to disclose thousands, if not millions, of Dominion’s Litigation Documents to third parties and then promote the public dissemination of the documents through those third parties.’” So, the Court “immediately disqualified” Lambert from serving as counsel in the case.

At ILTACON, Anticipation for the Shiny Object: The first of many ILTACON wrap-up pieces, this one by the master himself, Bob Ambrogi. I’m pretty sure you can guess what the shiny object is. 😉

74% of IT professionals worry AI tools will replace them: The other 26% have already been laid off. Just kidding again (I hope). 😉 Another notable stat is that only 40% of organizations have formal structured training and instruction for AI. Want to stop worrying about being replaced by AI? Get your own training – don’t wait for your organization to do it.

eDiscovery Review in Transition: Manual Review, TAR, and the Role of AI: Rob Robinson does a great job in discussing factors impacting the evolution of eDiscovery review via an interview with John Brewer of HaystackID and various discussions and panel presentations at ILTACON. A lot of great discussions and education this past week! 🙂

Hope you enjoyed the kitchen sink for August 16, 2024! Back next week with another edition!

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