Here’s the kitchen sink for August 23, 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 23, 2024 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week, with a comment from me about each:

Navigating the AI Frontier: Wharton Professor’s Guide to Mastering Generative AI: If you read Ralph Losey’s in-depth discussion of Ethan Mollick’s book on generative AI (Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI) on the EDRM blog, you’ll definitely want to check it out.

ComplexDiscovery OÜ and EDRM Release Enhanced 3Q 2024 Edition of Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyers Guide: I don’t normally cover announcements on the Kitchen Sink, but Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyers Guide is the most comprehensive buyer’s guide by far for eDiscovery, and the latest edition includes an enriched section on the role of AI in eDiscovery review. You can get to the dynamic Buyer’s Guide via Rob Robinson’s ComplexDiscovery site here.

You wanted to try OpenAI’s SearchGPT? It’s time to look for AI alternatives: Like me, Sabrina Ortiz of ZDNet was not selected for the initial spots for the prototype of SearchGPT. At least one user who did get included has identified “several challenges”, such as “cluttered linking and sourcing” and “repeated image results” and that Perplexity is still a better alternative. I’m less bitter now. 😉

Procreate defies AI trend, pledges “no generative AI” in its illustration app: When the CEO says “I really f—ing hate generative AI”, he means it! Apparently, he likes misleading app names, however! 😀

San Francisco’s Legal Battle Against AI-Generated Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery: Rob Robinson covers an ugly part of generative AI – websites and applications responsible for generating unauthorized, AI-created explicit images of women and girls. San Francisco has sued 18 of them, which primarily operate outside of the US. Hopeful, but not optimistic for quick action in this area.

Generative AI Embraces ‘It Depends’ — Aw, It Thinks It’s (Lawyer) People!: Joe Patrice states in the subtitle: “Maybe it’s a stretch to consider lawyers as people, but you get the drift.” 😉 Regardless, Joe notes that one word that kept coming up at ILTACON this year with respect to genAI was “iterative”. Couldn’t agree more.

GenAI models are easily compromised: So much so that “95% of cybersecurity experts express low confidence in GenAI security measures while red team data shows anyone can easily hack GenAI models”. What percentage of those experts “actively use or explore GenAI”? 90% 😀

CFIUS Imposes Record-Breaking Fine on T-Mobile Over Data Security Lapses: The fine, as Rob Robinson reports? $60 million. “Lapses” is the key word here, as they have at least eight that I am aware of since 2018.

Maybe Next Time Google Should Google “Legal Hold”: Ouch! Mike Quartararo of ACEDS bluntly points out how Google’s failure to preserve chats factored into the recent decision when District Judge Amit P. Mehta found Google liable for monopolistic and anticompetitive behavior. They were dinged for it in this case too.

Would-Be AI Mayor Loses in a Landslide in Wyoming: Victor Miller, who campaigned on the promise of letting a customized ChatGPT bot make all major decisions received only 327 of 11,036 votes in this week’s mayoral primary in Cheyenne, Wyoming. I guess they decided to leave the hallucinations to the human politicians! 😀

Hope you enjoyed the kitchen sink for August 23, 2024! Back next week with another edition!

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