How to Keep Up with Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Recently, we marked the first anniversary of ChatGPT, a milestone that underscores the rapid advancements in the field of artificial intelligence. The landscape of generative AI tools and related news has expanded at an unprecedented rate. As legal professionals, it’s crucial to stay informed about these developments. Following are news outlets that will provide you with key resources for staying updated on breaking news, discovering new tools, and gaining a deeper understanding of this transformative technology, arguably the most significant since the advent of the Internet.
News and Legal News
Law.com Artificial Intelligence – American Lawyer Media’s news, analysis, and insights focused on AI are available on a single page that culls articles from multiple ALM publications like Corporate Counsel, Legal Intelligencer, Legaltech News, Litigation Daily and more. You will need to create a free account to access the content and you can click “Follow” to get a digest of the headlines sent to you daily or weekly.
LawSites – Journalist and lawyer Bob Ambrogi covers what is happening in legal technology, including product announcements, mergers and breakups, and more. He also has the LawNext podcast and the weekly live discussions via Zoom or livestreamed, “How It Works” video demonstrations and more. You can sign up for daily updates.
Above the Law AI Legal Beat – From crafting AI policies to industry news to legal actions, Above the Law covers the intersection of artificial intelligence news and the legal profession. Sign up for the ATL AI Legal Beat email update and choose from other updates and digests as well.
AI Law Librarians – All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Technology – a blog from academic law librarians Rebecca Fordon, Sarah Gotschall, Seab Harrington, Rebecca Rich, Jennifer Wondracek, and guests, these posts provide news, reviews, tips, training, and more. Subscribe to receive updates on the upper right corner.
Brainyacts – A blog/daily digest by Josh Kubicki, self-described as “Pragmatic use of generative AI for the global legal system”, the email update is a great way to get product news, “how to” content, and how AI is affecting legal professionals.
Lexology RSS Feed – Lexology is an international in scope repository of legal content, with paid features, including webinars. You can sign up for a free subscription to a customized newsletter, but in order to get AI focused content set up your subscription and then go to RSS feeds and add the AI tag. You will need a feed reader. Much of the content is written by lawyers at large firms, covering cutting edge topics.
The Rundown AI – Claiming 400,000+ daily readers, the Rundown AI pulls together headlines about the application and evolution of artificial intelligence. You can subscribe to the newsletter, access an advanced ChatGPT Guide, check AI jobs, and search a curated list of AI tools.
Schneier on Security – Blogging since 2004 on security issues, Bruce Schneier describes himself as a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. Many of his recent posts have focused on security and artificial intelligence lately. Look in the upper right corner to subscribe to updates.
The Intelligence Age – An AI focused newsletter written by NASA, Stanford and Goldman Sachs alum. The content is pretty nerdy, for the more technically astute reader. That said, the headlines are a quick read and will help you keep up with some of the big picture issues if you subscribe. The site also features 50+ AI Business Use Case guides and an AI Tools Database.
Prompt Engineering Daily – A AI focused blog with tutorials, deep dives, a daily digest of news, and suggested prompts.
TL;DR AI – According to the sign-up page this delivers “the most important AI, ML, and data science news in a free daily email.” TL;DR has a lot of newsletters, primarily for software developers and IT admins. However, their content is also useful for consumers.
Wonder Tools – A Substack by Jeremy Caplan and guests, you can get useful and practice information about new tools, updates, and how to instructions for AI. Click the “Subscribe” button on the upper right side to get a daily digest.
Conclusion
In addition to the sources above keep an eye on your bar associations, the NCBA CPM, and your usual sources of news and information. You can also find lots of groups to chat with on LinkedIn, Facebook, and on the NCBA Communities. Generative artificial intelligence is a hot topic – and a moving target – so do participate in training, conferences, and make some time to understand this technology and its impact on law, law practice, and society.