JT/DL: Flock Flocks Up; Banning Legal Chatbots
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News
How speech models miss what matters most. (Arxiv)
Perceived fairness of algorithms in medicine and law. (A2J Lab)
New York considers bill that would ban chatbots from giving legal, medical advice. (Statescoop)
The reality of body cams. (Last Week Tonight)
How a license plate camera misread unraveled one man's life. (Business Insider)
Missouri police launched an audit portal of their use of license plate readers. (KSN16)
The debate in Maine over police drones and license plate readers. (NBC)
Border Patrol tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ movements. (404 Media)
ICE reveal surveillance app in court testimony. (The Guardian)
Proton Mail helped FBI unmask anonymous Stop Cop City protester. (404 Media) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
A people-centered justice approach to implementing AI governance. (NYU) (h/t Nate Edwards)
A bias murder homicide database launched. (University of Arkansas)
Distinguishing task-specific and general-purpose AI in regulation. (Arxiv)
The Crime Issue. (MIT Tech Review)
Events
Suffolk Law is hosting LIT Con April 13. (SLS)
We Robot 2026 is April 23-25 in Berlin. (WR)
RightsCon is May 5-8 in Zambia. (RC)
Wikimania will be in Paris July 23-5. (WM)
The A2J Network Conference will be in Cincinnati in October. (A2JN)
Jobs & Opportunities
Arnold Ventures is looking for a criminal justice innovation fellow. (AV)
The Brennan Center for Justice needs a technology policy strategist for its Liberty & National Security Program. (BCJ)
The Center for Democracy and Technology has multiple openings. (CDT)
Code for America has multiple openings. (CfA) (h/t Russ Finkelstein)
Google.org has a new challenge for AI in government. (G.o)
The Institute for Law and AI has multiple openings. (ILAI)
The MacArthur Foundation needs a director of AI and opportunity. (MF)
[New] New York State needs a deputy director for its
[New] R Street is hiring an tech and innovation fellow. (RS)
Recidiviz needs a product manager. (R)
[New] Surveillance Tech Oversight Project needs a development manager. (STOP)
[New] The University of South Carolina needs a directors for its AI Ethics & Law Initiative. (USC) (h/t Keith Porcaro)
The University of Texas School of Law needs an AI and legal practice fellow. (UT)
The Z Smith Reynolds Foundation needs a program officer. (ZSRF) (h/t Keith Porcaro)