Artificial intelligence

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

Data protection law already provides the tools to tackle intimate image abuse: it is time for those in power to act, says Jon Belcher

Lawyers have until 26 May to share their views on the best way to protect children from harm online

Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, on the rise (and rise) of crypto recovery

Hugh James has secured 500 places on King’s College London’s new AI Literacy for Law course as part of a major firm-wide push to strengthen its responsible use of generative artificial intelligence

The Lord Chancellor David Lammy has set out his plans for ‘Blitz courts’, a national listing framework and other elements of the Leveson reforms

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has joined with 60 data protection authorities from around the world to call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)

From document management to decision-making: Ben Roe explores the practical applications of AI in the courtroom

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in the civil courts, but regulation lags behind practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ben Roe of Baker McKenzie charts a landscape where AI assists with transcription, case management and document handling, yet raises acute concerns over evidence, advocacy and even judgment-writing

"The next board meeting of every law firm should have on its agenda the following item: why have we not read this book?"